Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Daman"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cony \Co"ny\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF.
connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob.
an Hispanic word.] [Written also {coney}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus
cuniculus}).
(b) The chief hare.
Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax
Syriacus}, called also {daman}, and {cherogril}. See
{Daman}.
2. A simpleton. [Obs.]
It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our
usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry
Dinner (1599).
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus
apua}); the hind of Bermuda.
(b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Daman \Da"man\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small herbivorous mammal of the genus {Hyrax}. The species
found in Palestine and Syria is {Hyrax Syriacus}; that of
Northern Africa is {H. Brucei}; -- called also {ashkoko},
{dassy}, and {rock rabbit}. See {Cony}, and {Hyrax}.
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