"Mya" meaning in All languages combined

See Mya on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mya
  1. A female given name from Latin. Wikidata QID: Q112108985
    Sense id: en-Mya-en-name-en:Q112108985 Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English symbols Disambiguation of English symbols: 46 18 26 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Myas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Mya (plural Myas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Mya-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Symbol [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|symbol}} Mya
  1. million years ago: megayears ago. Wikidata QID: Q7854897 Related terms: mya [alternative], MYA [alternative]
    Sense id: en-Mya-en-symbol-en:Q7854897
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From Latin mya (“mussel”), from Ancient Greek μύα (múa). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|la|mya||mussel}} Latin mya (“mussel”), {{der|mul|grc|μύα|}} Ancient Greek μύα (múa) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Mya|nogendercat=1}} Mya f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Myidae – certain saltwater clams. Wikidata QID: Q3331302 Tags: feminine Hyponyms (genus): Mya truncata (english: type species), Mya arenaria, Mya truncata (english: selected other species)
    Sense id: en-Mya-mul-name-mul:Q3331302 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus), English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 6 33 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 10 9 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 14 70 Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Protostomia (english: infrakingdom), Spiralia (english: superphylum), Mollusca (english: phylum), Bivalvia (english: subfamily) [class], Heterodonta (english: subclass), Myida (english: order), Myidae (english: family), Myinae (english: subfamily)
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