hyla

Questions about hyla

What does hyla mean?

hyla means "the type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads".

How many syllables are in hyla?

hyla has 2 syllables and divides as hy-la under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hyla?

Close synonyms include genus Hyla. 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 hyla a common word?

hyla 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.