hyla

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noun

A tree frog of the genus Hyla.

OriginAncient Greek ὕλη →
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Meanings

hyla1

nounhyla (plural hylas)

plural hylas

  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.

    1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 153

hyla2

nounhyla (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of hyle.

Origin

hyla · noun

  1. Ancient Greekὕλη“wood, forest”
  2. Englishhyla

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

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hyla · noun

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Translations

Bulgarian дървесна жаба
  • дървесна жаба (dărvesna žaba)A tree frog
Czech rosnička
  • rosničkaA tree frog

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hyal
Cite this entry
APA

hyla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyla

MLA

“hyla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyla. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyla,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyla.

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