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Cory vs Coly - What's the difference?

cory | coly |

As nouns the difference between cory and coly

is that cory is any fish belonging to the genus , a group of south american freshwater catfish while coly is any bird of either of the genera colius'' or ''urocolius , endemic to sub-saharan africa.

cory

English

Alternative forms

* Corey * Cori, Kori, Korey, Kory

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • transferred from the surname.
  • * 2005 Robert L. Fried, The Game of School , Jossey-bass, ISBN 0787973475, page 42:
    • On another poster are the names of the new class — unusual names (at least to me) like Wen Qi, Elijah, Yoav, Noni, Koray, Cai Ying and Julissa, along with more common names like Cory , Betty, Tammy, Jordan, Jeffrey, and Andrew.
  • (less common than the male name) transferred from the surname, also a pet form of Cora, Corinne and similar sounding names.
  • * 1991 Clark D. Neher, Southeast Asia in the New International Era , Westview Press, ISBN 0813311799, page 58:
    • Corazon "Cory " Aquino, the widow of the martyred Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., emerged as the person around whom all the oppositionists could coalesce.
  • * 1998 Robyn Amos, Into the Night , ISBN 0786005599, page 61:
    • I went to high school with a girl named Corrine, though, and everyone called her Cory —

    References

    Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges : A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988. English surnames from given names

    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)