hyla

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhaɪlə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī′lə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•la  (hī′lə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Reptilesa tree frog of the genus Hyla.
  • Neo-Latin (1768), the genus name; Latin Hyla, vocative of Hylās Hylas, a companion of Hercules, alluding to the classical legend of his death in a fountain and the repeated cries made by those seeking him (fancifully compared to the choral calling of frogs of this genus)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hyla / ˈhaɪlə/
  1. any tree frog of the genus Hyla, such as H. leucophyllata (white-spotted hyla) of tropical America
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Greek hulē forest, wood
'hyla' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Pacific tree frog - bird-voiced tree frog - spring peeper

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