Maia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The 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]

from 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)

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