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Mya
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MYA mya
Translingual
thumb|Mya arenaria
Etymology
From mul la mya mussel, from mul grc μύα.
Proper noun
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mul Q3331302 genus family Myidae certain saltwater clams
Hypernyms
genus ; Myinae subfamily subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Mya truncata species type species; Mya arenaria species, Mya truncata species selected other species; for other species see Mya (genus) Mya (genus)
References
Mya (bivalve) Mya (bivalve)
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English
Etymology 1
A modern phonetic spelling of en Maia or en Maya.
Proper noun
en Q112108985 en female Latin.
Etymology 2
en
Proper noun
s
en.
Further reading
mya
Etymology 3
Symbol
en symbol
en Q7854897 million years ago: megayears ago.
en mya<id:Q7854897> MYA<id:Q7854897>
en Walter M. Goldberg A Brief History of Reefs and Corals The Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms Chicago, Ill.; London w:University of Chicago Press 2013 section 13-2 (An Introduction to Paleozoic Corals) 272 https://books.google.com/books?id=pfmsAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA272 2 978-0-226-30167-9 Both tabulates and rugosans evolved independently as part of the Ordovician Radiation; the tabulates appeared first in the Early Ordovician (~488 Mya), followed by rugosans about 20 My later.
Anagrams
en amy Amy May Yam may yam