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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chief hare \Chief" hare`\ (Zo["o]l.) A small rodent ({Lagamys princeps}) inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; -- also called {crying hare}, {calling hare}, {cony}, {American pika}, and {little chief hare}. Note: It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the curious family {Lagomyid[ae]}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cony \Co"ny\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF connin, conin, connil fr L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also {coney}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) a A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus cuniculus}). b The chief hare. Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax Syriacus}, called also {daman}, and {cherogril}. See {Daman}. 2. A simpleton. [Obs.] It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry Dinner (1599). 3. (Zo["o]l.) a An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus apua}); the hind of Bermuda. b A local name of the burbot. [Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cony n 1: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes [syn: {hyrax}, {coney}, {dassie}, {das}] 2: small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America [syn: {pika}, {mouse hare}, {rock rabbit}, {coney}] 3: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food [syn: {rabbit}, {coney}]
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