genus maia

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   type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution

   SynonymsMajagenus MajaMaia

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofMajidae

Questions about genus maia

What does genus maia mean?

genus maia means "type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution".

What is another word for genus maia?

Close synonyms include Maja, genus Maja, Maia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus maia a common word?

genus maia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.