hyla

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

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.

Alternative forms.

hyla (uncountable)

1. Obsolete spelling of hyle.

• hyle

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

1. to howl