Coney

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii), a hutia endemic to Jamaica. Jamaica
  2. 2
    any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of Coney Island hot dog. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  4. 4
    small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America wordnet
  5. 5
    Alternative spelling of cony (“a rabbit, a hyrax”). alt-of, alternative
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  1. 6
    any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes wordnet
  2. 7
    Alternative spelling of cony (“a species of fish”). alt-of, alternative
  3. 8
    black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Crisp County, Georgia, United States. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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buckskincape hyraxcape rock hyraxconey island hot dogconydas

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"On October 27, 2020, Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice."

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