Hoary may refer to:
- Hoary, white or grey with age
- Hoary bat, a "hairy-tailed bat" (genus Lasiurus) in the family of vesper bats (Vespertilionidae)
- Hoary catshark, a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the western central Atlantic from the Leeward Islands off Antigua and Anguilla
- Hoary Comma, a species of butterfly, common in boreal North America
- Hoary Fox (or Hoary zorro), a species of zorro (false fox) endemic to Brazil
- Hoary-headed Grebe, a member of the grebe family found in Australia and, since 1975, New Zealand, where it is scarce
- Hoary Marmot, a species of marmot that inhabits the mountains of northwest North America
- Hoary Hedgehog, the codename for Ubuntu 5.04
Famous quotes containing the word hoary:
“As in hoary winter’s night stood shivering in the snow,
Surprised I was with sudden heat which made my heart to glow;
And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near,
A pretty Babe all burning bright did in the air appear;”
—Robert Southwell (1561?–1595)
“The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.”
—Bible: Hebrew Proverbs 16:31.
“The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.”
—Bible: Hebrew Proverbs, 16:31.