Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The genus of pteropods which gives name to the family Hyaleidæ: a synonym of Cavolinia. Also wrongly spelled
Hyalæa . See cut underCavolinia . - noun 2. A genus of lepidopterous insects.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A pteropod of the genus Cavolina. See
pteropoda , andIllustration in Appendix.
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- noun zoology A pteroid of the
genus Cavolina.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek glassy.
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