coney

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noun

The Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii), a hutia endemic to Jamaica.

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Epinephelus fulvushyraxconydassiedaspikamouse harerock rabbit
Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

coney1

nounconey (plural coneys or conies)

plural coneys · plural conies

  1. JamaicaThe Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii), a hutia endemic to Jamaica.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Coney Island hot dog.
  3. alternativeAlternative spelling of cony (“a rabbit, a hyrax”).
  4. alternativeAlternative spelling of cony (“a species of fish”).

Coney2

proper nounConey (countable and uncountable, plural Coneys)

plural Coneys

  1. countableuncountableA surname.

    Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett spoke together publicly about how members of the court speak civilly to one another while disagreeing, sometimes vigorously, about the law.

    2024 April 3, Stephen Breyer, “Stephen Breyer: The Supreme Court I Served On Was Made Up of Friends”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2024

Synonyms & antonyms

nounblack-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins

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Epinephelus fulvus
Broader

nounany of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

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placentalplacental mammaleutherian

nounsmall short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America

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Broader
lagomorphgnawing mammal

nounany of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

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leporidleporid mammal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Cite this entry
APA

coney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coney

MLA

“coney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coney. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coney,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coney.

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