Noun | 1. | ![]() rabbit, cony, coney - any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food genus Sylvilagus, Sylvilagus - North American rabbits eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus - widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions canecutter, swamp hare, Sylvilagus aquaticus, swamp rabbit - a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands marsh hare, swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus palustris - a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida |