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GENUS HYLA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads
Synonyms:
genus Hyla; Hyla
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Hyla" is a kind of...):
amphibian genus (any genus of amphibians)
Meronyms (members of "genus Hyla"):
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)
Holonyms ("genus Hyla" is a member of...):
family Hylidae; Hylidae (the amphibian family of tree frogs)