Coney vs. Rabbit — What's the Difference?

A rabbit, especially the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).

Any of various long-eared, short-tailed, burrowing mammals of the family Leporidae, such as the commonly domesticated species Oryctolagus cuniculus, native to Europe and widely introduced elsewhere, or the cottontail of the Americas.

The fur of a rabbit.

A hare.

See pika.

The flesh of a rabbit, used as food.

See hyrax.

The fur of a rabbit or hare.

A grouper (Cephalopholis fulva) of the tropical Atlantic, having dark brown, yellow, or bicolored skin and black spots at the base of the tail and on the lower lip.

A competitor who is designated to set a fast pace for a teammate during a long-distance race.

Chiefly Florida Keys & West Indies Any of various related fish, especially the graysby.

A racehorse that is run at a fast pace early in a race in order to tire the favorite so that another horse can take the lead.

A Coney Island.

A mechanical decoy that is propelled around the track in a greyhound race to incite the dogs.

Alternative spelling of cony.

To hunt rabbits or hares.

Alternative spelling of cony.

A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

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

(uncountable) The meat from this animal.

A rabbit. See Cony.

(uncountable) The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.

A fish. See Cony.

A runner in a distance race whose goal is mainly to set the pace, either to tire a specific rival so that a teammate can win or to help another break a record; a pacesetter.

Black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins

(cricket) A very poor batsman; selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.

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

(comptheory) A large element at the beginning of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to be quickly swapped into its correct position. Compare turtle.

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

Rarebit; Welsh rabbit or a similar dish: melted cheese served atop toast.

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

A pneumatically-controlled tool used to insert small samples of material inside the core of a nuclear reactor.

(intransitive) To hunt rabbits.

To flee.

To talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.

Confound; damn; drat.

Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the common European species (Lepus cuniculus), which is often kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries. It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some parts of Australia and New Zealand.

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

The fur of a rabbit

Flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food

Hunt rabbits