cony

European rabbit pelt

Cony is an old word for rabbit, surviving mainly in biblical translations and legal or heraldic contexts.

The spelling coney is more common.

Cony also appears in place names and as a term for rabbit fur used in clothing.

The word has largely fallen out of everyday use, replaced by rabbit.

rabbit

hare

Large wild lagomorph

lagomorph · pika · lapin · buck · doe · kit · warren · hop · twitch · nibble

biblical

hyrax

Rock-dwelling African herbivore

crag · refuge · unclean · hoofed · Psalms · scripture · translation

fur

pelt

Fur-bearing animal skin

  • pelageMammal's fur collectively
  • trimRemove unwanted edges
  • liningInterior fabric layer

soft · warm · trade · trapping · tanning · hide · skin · coat · textile · garment

prey

hunted

Sought to capture

trap · hawk · fox · eagle · owl · ferret · predator · chase · capture · camouflage

Opposites
fur quality/value

conymink

Fur-bearing aquatic weasel

sable · ermine · chinchilla · fox · beaver

animal size/type

conypredator

Organism that consumes others

fox · wolf · hawk · eagle · ferret

Phrases
Family

coney, conies, coneys

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G