Maia

·noun A beautiful American bombycid moth (Eucronia maia).

II. Maia ·noun A genus of spider crabs, including the common European species (Maia squinado).

maia
maia, ae, f., = μαῖα, a large kind of crab , Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 97; al. maea. ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Maia
Māia, Māja (written by Cicero Majja, like ejjus, pejjus, etc.; v. the letter J), ae, f., = Μαῖα. I ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.