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hyalea

hyalea noun: a mollusk of the genus Cavolinia.

Noun

hyalea (plural hyaleas)

  1. A mollusk of the genus Cavolinia.

Forms of hyalea

pluralhyaleas

Origin of hyalea

From a taxonomic name, Hyalaeidae, that was used erroneously for the genus for many years.

Questions about hyalea

What does hyalea mean?
Hyalea means a mollusk of the genus Cavolinia.
What part of speech is hyalea?
Hyalea is a noun.
What is the plural of hyalea?
The plural of hyalea is hyaleas.

Words near hyalea in the dictionary

  1. hyainailourines
  2. Hyakume
  3. hyal
  4. hyaladherin
  5. hyaladherins
  6. hyalea
  7. hyaleas
  8. hyalectan
  9. hyalectans
  10. hyalellid
  11. hyalellids

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