Hyla

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    Obsolete spelling of hyle. alt-of, obsolete, uncountable

Synonyms

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genus hyla

Example

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"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

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tree frog

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