coney
/ˈkoʊni/
noun
- A rabbit, especially a European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
- In old stories, the coney is often a clever and quick animal.
- The farmer kept a small hutch for his pet coney.
- The children spotted a coney hopping through the meadow.
- A pika, a small mammal related to rabbits, found in mountainous areas.
- The coney lives among rocks in high alpine regions.
- Unlike rabbits, the coney has short round ears and no visible tail.
- Hikers sometimes see a coney gathering grass for its winter nest.
- A type of fish, also called the coney grouper, found in warm Atlantic waters.
- The coney is a popular fish for reef anglers in the Caribbean.
- We caught a small coney while fishing near the coral reef.
- The coney has a reddish-brown body with small blue spots.