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Cony vs Coly - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between cony and coly

is that cony is a rabbit, especially the european rabbit, oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as ) while coly is any bird of either of the genera colius'' or ''urocolius , endemic to sub-saharan africa.

cony

English

Alternative forms

* (rabbit) coney, cunny, connie

Noun

(conies)
  • A rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as ).
  • (UK, dialect) Rabbit fur.
  • Used in the Old Testament as a translation of Hebrew ลก?p?n'' (''shaapaan'', ''shaphan''), thought to be the rock hyrax ''Hyrax syriacus .
  • Locally for other rabbit-like or hyrax-like animals, such as the Cape hyrax (das, dassie) or the pika ((taxlink), formerly Lagomys princeps ).
  • (obsolete) A simpleton; one who may be taken in by a cony-catcher.
  • * 1599 , Diet's Dry Dinner :
    • It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony'' and ''cony catcher .
  • An edible West Indian fish, a grouper given in different sources as: , the hind of Bermuda; (taxlink); (taxlink).
  • Several species of tropical west Atlantic groupers of family Epinephelidae are also called coney , such as the mutton hamlet, graysby, Cuban coney and rooster hind.
  • (UK, dialect) The burbot, also called coney-fish.

    • Synonyms

    * (rabbit) bunny, hare

    Anagrams

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    References

    * * * The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. (catlangcode) ----

    coly

    English

    (wikipedia coly) (Coliidae)

    Noun

    (colies)
  • Any bird of either of the genera Colius'' or ''Urocolius , endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
  • * 1983 , Oliver Luther Austin, Birds of the World , page 63,
    • First, their feathers grow continuously over their bodies without the bare spaces (apteria) between tracts most other birds have. This condition is shared only by the ostrich, the penguins, and the colies .
  • * 1999 , Michael A. Mares, Mousebird'', entry in ''Encyclopedia of Deserts , page 378,
    • Coliiformes is the only order of birds endemic to Africa. Six species from two genera (Urocolius'' and ''Colius ) are recognized, all of which are sedentary. Mousebirds (also known as colies ) range through sub-Saharan open savannas and are often common in such areas.

    Usage notes

    Extant species of order Coliiformes are classified into the genera Colius'' and ''Urocolius , both in family Coliidae.

    Synonyms

    * (bird) mousebird

    See also

    * Coliiformes (order) * Coliidae (family)