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hyla

hyla noun: a tree frog of the genus Hyla. Also the obsolete spelling of hyle.

Noun

hyla (plural hylas)

  1. A tree frog of the genus Hyla.
    • I lifted one of the skins from the mortar and held it close to the candle. Even I could recognize it as that of the common hyla tree frog.1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 153

Also used as

hyla is also the obsolete spelling of hyle.

Forms of hyla

pluralhylas

Origin of hyla

From the genus name Hyla, from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, forest”).

Alternative forms.

Questions about hyla

What does hyla mean?
Hyla means a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
What part of speech is hyla?
Hyla is a noun.
What is the plural of hyla?
The plural of hyla is hylas.

Words near hyla in the dictionary

  1. hykes
  2. Hykeses
  3. Hyksos
  4. hyl
  5. hyl-
  6. hyla
  7. hylaeochampsid
  8. hylaeochampsids
  9. hylaeosaur
  10. hylaeosauri
  11. hylaeosaurs

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