hyla

[ hahy-luh ]

noun

1. a tree frog of the genus Hyla.

hyla

/ ˈhaɪlə /

noun

1. any tree frog of the genus Hyla, such as H. leucophyllata ( white-spotted hyla ) of tropical America

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyla¹

< New Latin (1768), the genus name; Latin Hyla, vocative of Hylās Hylas, a companion of Hercules, alluding to the classical legend of his death in a fountain and the repeated cries made by those seeking him (fancifully compared to the choral calling of frogs of this genus)

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyla¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek hulē forest, wood

Example Sentences

The frogs were calling from the tangled mat of hyacinths along with Hyla eximia, Hypopachus oxyrrhinus ovis, and Rana pipiens.

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Hyla baudinii Duméril and Bibron, Erpétologie générale, vol.

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In most details these tadpoles resemble those of Hyla robertsorum described by Rabb and Mosimann .

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Hyla eximia is a wide-ranging species varying greatly geographically and individually.

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Although the type series of Hyla smaragdina consists of immature specimens, the males in that series do possess vocal sacs.

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Related Words

• frog
• salamander
• toad