Definition of "hyla"

hyla¹

noun
plural hylas
1. A tree frog of the genus Hyla.
  Quotations
  I lifted one of the skins from the mortar and held it close to the candle. Even I could recognize it as that of the common hyla tree frog.
  1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 153

hyla²

noun
uncountable
1. Obsolete spelling of hyle.