Definition of Mya in English:

Mya

(also Myas)

noun ˈmʌɪə

Zoology

A genus of bivalve molluscs comprising the softshell clam Mya arenaria (family Myidae) and closely related species having thin shells and long siphons; (also mya) a mollusc of this genus; a softshell clam, a gaper.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Pennant (1726–1798), naturalist, traveller, and writer. From scientific Latin Mya (Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 10, 1758) I. 670), probably an alteration of ancient Greek μῦς mussel, muscle, mouse; compare -a.

Definition of Mya in US English:

Mya

(also Myas)

nounˈmʌɪə

Zoology

A genus of bivalve molluscs comprising the softshell clam Mya arenaria (family Myidae) and closely related species having thin shells and long siphons; (also mya) a mollusc of this genus; a softshell clam, a gaper.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Pennant (1726–1798), naturalist, traveller, and writer. From scientific Latin Mya (Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 10, 1758) I. 670), probably an alteration of ancient Greek μῦς mussel, muscle, mouse; compare -a.

词汇	Mya
释义	Definition of Mya in English: Mya (also Myas) noun ˈmʌɪə Zoology A genus of bivalve molluscs comprising the softshell clam Mya arenaria (family Myidae) and closely related species having thin shells and long siphons; (also mya) a mollusc of this genus; a softshell clam, a gaper. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Pennant (1726–1798), naturalist, traveller, and writer. From scientific Latin Mya (Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 10, 1758) I. 670), probably an alteration of ancient Greek μῦς mussel, muscle, mouse; compare -a. Definition of Mya in US English: Mya (also Myas) nounˈmʌɪə Zoology A genus of bivalve molluscs comprising the softshell clam Mya arenaria (family Myidae) and closely related species having thin shells and long siphons; (also mya) a mollusc of this genus; a softshell clam, a gaper. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Pennant (1726–1798), naturalist, traveller, and writer. From scientific Latin Mya (Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 10, 1758) I. 670), probably an alteration of ancient Greek μῦς mussel, muscle, mouse; compare -a.
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