(ש"ע) שפן; פרוות שפן

n. cony, rabbit; rabbit fur; type of tropical fish

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Noun
1. black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
(synonym) Epinephelus fulvus
(hypernym) grouper
(member-holonym) Epinephelus, genus Epinephelus
2. any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
(synonym) hyrax, cony, dassie, das
(hypernym) placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal
(hyponym) rock hyrax, rock rabbit, Procavia capensis
(member-holonym) Procaviidae, family Procaviidae
3. small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America
(synonym) pika, mouse hare, rock rabbit, cony
(hypernym) lagomorph, gnawing mammal
(hyponym) little chief hare, Ochotona princeps
(member-holonym) Ochotonidae, family Ochotonidae
4. any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
(synonym) rabbit, cony
(hypernym) leporid, leporid mammal
(hyponym) lapin
(member-holonym) warren
(part-meronym) scut

(n.)
A rabbit. See Cony.
  

(n.)
A fish. See Cony.
  

(shaphan), a gregarious animal of the class Pachydermata, which is found in Palestine, living in the caves and clefts of the rocks, and has been erroneously identified with the rabbit or coney. Its scientific name as Hyrax syriacus . The hyrax satisfies exactly the expressions in (Psalms 104:18; Proverbs 30:26) Its color is gray or brown on the back, white on the belly; it is like the alpine marmot, scarcely of the size of the domestic cat, having long hair, a very short tail and round ears. It is found on Lebanon and in the Jordan and Dead Sea valleys.