Hoary bat (Zoˆl.), an American bat (Atalapha cinerea), having the hair
yellowish, or brown, tipped with white.
Ho"at*zin (?), n. (Zoˆl.) Same as Hoazin.
Hoax (?), n. [Prob. contr. fr. hocus, in hocus-pocus.] A deception for
mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or story; a practical joke.
Macaulay.
Hoax, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoaxed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hoaxing.] To
deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to impose upon
sportively. Lamb.
Hoax"er (?), n. One who hoaxes.
Hoa"zin (?), n. (Zoˆl.) A remarkable South American bird (Opisthocomus
cristatus); the crested touraco. By some zoˆlogists it is made the type
of a distinct order (Opisthocomi).