hyla
[hahy-luh]
noun
a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
Origin of hyla
< 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)
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Historical Examples of hyla
Page 91, note 8, line 15, for Styla read Hyla in both instances.
MicrocosmographyJohn Earle
The hyla's tremulous cry was the only musical sound to be heard.
Birds in the BushBradford Torrey
Sometimes as in Hyla and Alytes there is a fronto-parietal fontanelle.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
The circle was broken up, and only Cerdic and Harl sat there waiting Hyla's return.
The SerfGuy Thorne
Hyla said nothing for a minute, but remained still and motionless.
The SerfGuy Thorne
hyla
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Word Origin for hyla
C19: from New Latin, from Greek hulē forest, wood
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