cony
- noun
- /ˈkōnē/
- Archaic
:
pika
- While on the talus, we saw a pika, or cony, a small mammal related to rabbits.
Examples
-
The cony quickly darted into its burrow when it sensed a predator nearby.
-
During our hike in the mountains, we spotted a cony resting among the rocks.
-
A cony can often be heard making high-pitched calls to communicate with others in its colony.
Synonyms
1
9.6
A small animal like a rabbit that lives among mountain rocks
1
9.9
An old word for a rabbit or other burrowing mammal
A small animal with short ears that lives in holes among mountain rocks
A small animal like a rabbit that lives in rocky mountain areas in North America
A small animal like a rabbit that lives in rocky mountains of western North America
A small animal like a rabbit with short ears and no tail that lives on rocky slopes in Alaska
A small shy animal that lives among rocks and looks like a rabbit but is not a true rabbit
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cony was also used for the African hyrax because early visitors used the old rabbit name for any small, rabbit-like animal; the name goes back to Latin cuniculus 'burrow'. So calling the hyrax a cony links it to a small, rabbit-like creature.