hyla
[ hahy-luh ]
/ ˈhaɪ lə /
noun
a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
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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)
Words nearby hyla
hygrostat, hygrothermograph, Hygroton, hying, Hyksos, hyla, hylo-, hylomorphic, hylomorphism, hylophagous, hylotheism
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British Dictionary definitions for hyla
hyla
/ (ˈhaɪlə) /
noun
any tree frog of the genus Hyla, such as H. leucophyllata (white-spotted hyla) of tropical America
Word Origin for hyla
C19: from New Latin, from Greek hulē forest, wood
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