[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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. zool.
      a a rabbit, esp., the european rabbit lepus
          cuniculus.
      b the chief hare.
          1913 webster

   note: the cony of scripture is thought to be hyrax
         syriacus, called also daman, and cherogril. see
         daman.
         1913 webster

   2. a simpleton. obs.
      1913 webster

            it is a most simple animal; whence are derived our
            usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --diet's dry
                                                  dinner 1599.
      1913 webster

   3. zool.
      a an important edible west indian fish epinephelus
          apua; the hind of bermuda.
      b a local name of the burbot. eng.
          1913 webster
see also:
coney lepus cuniculus hyrax syriacus daman cherogril daman 
epinephelus apua 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hind \hind\ himacnd, n. as. hind; akin to d. hinde, ohg.
   hinta, g. hinde, hindin, icel., sw.,  dan. hind, and perh.
   to goth. hinthornan to seize in comp., e. hunt, or cf.
   gr. kema`s a young deer.
   1. zool. the female of the red deer, of which the male is
      the stag.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. a spotted food fish of the genus epinephelus, as
      epinephelus apua of bermuda, and epinephelus
      drummond-hayi of florida; -- called also coney, john
      paw, spotted hind.
      1913 webster
see also:
epinephelus epinephelus apua epinephelus drummond-hayi coney john paw spotted hind 

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