hyla

(ˈhaɪlə)

(Animals) any tree frog of the genus Hyla, such as H. leucophyllata (white-spotted hyla) of tropical America

[C19: from New Latin, from Greek hulē forest, wood]

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hy•la

(ˈhaɪ lə)

n., pl. -las.

a tree frog of the genus Hyla.

[< New Latin (1768); Latin Hyla, vocative of Hylās Hylas, a companion of Hercules, alluding to his death in a fountain and the cries made by those seeking him (compared to the choral calling of tree frogs)]

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Hyla - the type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads

genus Hyla

amphibian genus - any genus of amphibians

family Hylidae, Hylidae - the amphibian family of tree frogs

Hyla crucifer, spring peeper - a small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring

Hyla regilla, Pacific tree toad - the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America

canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor - a small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and northern Mexico

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