coney vs Old World rabbit

Old World rabbit vs coney

coney and Old World rabbit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coney	Yes	No	No	No
Old World rabbit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Old World rabbit is a hyponym of coney; that is, Old World 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
Old World 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, European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, cottontail, cottontail rabbit, wood rabbit, Belgian hare, leporide, Angora, Angora rabbit.

coney (noun)	Old World 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 Old World rabbit

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