Mya

See also: MYA and mya

Translingual

Mya arenaria

Etymology

From Latin mya (“mussel”), from Ancient Greek μύα (múa).

Proper noun

Mya f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Myidae – certain saltwater clams.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia – class; Heterodonta – subclass; Myida – order; Myidae – family; Myinae – subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Mya truncata – type species; Mya arenaria, Mya truncata – selected other species; for other species see Mya (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Mya (bivalve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mya at World Register of Marine Species

English

Etymology 1

A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya.

Proper noun

Mya

1. A female given name from Latin

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Mya (plural Myas)

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mya”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 641.
• Forebears

Etymology 3

Noun

Mya (plural Mya)

1. Abbreviation of million years ago.

   Alternative forms: mya, MYA

   • 2013, Walter M. Goldberg, “A Brief History of Reefs and Corals”, in The Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms, Chicago, Ill., London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, section 13-2 (An Introduction to Paleozoic Corals), page 272, column 2:

     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

• Amy, May, Yam, may, yam