Associations to the word «Hylas»

Wiktionary

HYLA, noun. Obsolete spelling of hyle
HYLA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Hylidae   — some tree frogs.

Dictionary definition

HYLA, noun. The type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats