CONY or CONEY, a name originally applied to the rabbit and still sometimes used for that animal, notably in the fur trade. The cony of the Bible, however, is a very different beast (see HYRACOIDEA), which, although superficially rodent-like, is a hoofed animal of dubious affinities, and is better termed the hyrax (q.v.). It is a small, stocky animal, living among rocks in deserts, hills and mountains.