coney vs European rabbit

European rabbit vs coney

coney and European rabbit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coney	Yes	No	No	No
European rabbit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, European rabbit is a hyponym of coney; that is, European rabbit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coney:

coney: any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
European rabbit: common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless

Other hyponyms of coney include rabbit ears, lapin, bunny, bunny rabbit, Old World rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, cottontail, cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit, Belgian hare, leporide, Angora, Angora rabbit.

coney (noun)	European rabbit (noun)
black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins	common greyish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young are born naked and helpless
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

Difference between coney and European rabbit

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