coney
noun
co·ney ˈkō-nē 
sense 1 also
ˈkə-nē variants or cony
plural coneys or conies
1
a
: rabbit fur
b(1)
: rabbit
especially : the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
(2)
: pika
c
: hyrax
specifically : rock hyrax
2
archaic : dupe
3
: any of several fishes
especially : a dusky black-spotted reddish-finned grouper (Epinephelus fulvus synonym Cephalopholis fulva) of the tropical Atlantic
Word History
Etymology
Middle English conies, plural, from Anglo-French conis, plural of conil, from Latin cuniculus
First Known Use
12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a