maia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
    Maja; genus Maja; genus Maia.

WordNet

Ma"i*a noun
Etymology
From L. Maia, a goddess.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species (Maia squinado). (b) A beautiful American bombycid moth (Eucronia maia).

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