genus Maja — noun type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution • Syn: ↑Maja, ↑Maia, ↑genus Maia • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Majidae, ↑family Majidae … Useful english dictionary
Maia — noun type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution • Syn: ↑Maja, ↑genus Maja, ↑genus Maia • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Majidae, ↑family Majida … Useful english dictionary
Maia — Ma i*a, n. [From L. Maia, a goddess.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species ({Maia squinado}). (b) A beautiful American bombycid moth ({Eucronia maia}). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maia squinado — Maia Ma i*a, n. [From L. Maia, a goddess.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species ({Maia squinado}). (b) A beautiful American bombycid moth ({Eucronia maia}). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maia squinado — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Eucronia maia — Maia Ma i*a, n. [From L. Maia, a goddess.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species ({Maia squinado}). (b) A beautiful American bombycid moth ({Eucronia maia}). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Philautus maia — Taxobox name = Philautus maia regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura subordo = Neobatrachia familia = Rhacophoridae subfamilia = Rhacophorinae genus = Philautus binomial = Philautus maia binomial authority = Philautus … Wikipedia
Dichelostemma ida-maia — Firecracker flower Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Lithodes maia — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English