maia

3 definitions found

maia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Maia \Ma"i*a\, n. [From L. Maia, a goddess.] (Zool.)
     (a) A genus of spider crabs, including the common European
         species (Maia squinado).
     (b) A beautiful American bombycid moth (Eucronia maia).
         [1913 Webster]

maia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Maia
      n 1: type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in
           distribution [syn: Maja, genus Maja, Maia, genus Maia
           ]

maia - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Maia, AS (village, FIPS 47300)
    Location: 14.18594 S, 169.41866 W
    Population (1990): 207 (32 housing units)
    Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 36.5 sq km (water)