coney ((2))

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a small mammal of the genus Ochotona, found in the western mountain region.

See: pika

Quotations

1936

On a talus slide they spotted a cony, solitary little denizen of bleak high places, and paused to watch him industriously making hay. . . .

1960

For a creature so small, the pika has many names: Coney, Rock Rabbit, Calling Hare, Whistling Hare, and others.