hyla

See also: Hyla and hýla

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

hyla (plural hylas)

1. A tree frog of the genus Hyla.
   • 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 153:

     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.

Translations

A tree frog

• Bulgarian: дървесна жаба f (dǎrvesna žaba)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

Noun

hyla (uncountable)

1. Obsolete spelling of hyle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• hyle

Verb

hyla (present tense hyler, past tense hylte, past participle hylt, passive infinitive hylast, present participle hylande, imperative hyl)

1. to howl