Etymology

hyalea

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Today it means: A mollusk of the genus Cavolinia. Full definition →

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The story

From a taxonomic name, Hyalaeidae, that was used erroneously for the genus for many years.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.