Mya

From Latin mya (“mussel”), from Ancient Greek μύα (múa)

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Myidae – certain saltwater clams.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum - phylum, Bivalvia - class, Heterodonta - subclass, Myida - order, Myidae - family; Myinae - subfamily

• (genus): Mya arenaria, Mya truncata (See Mya (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for other species.)

• Mya (bivalve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

A modern phonetic spelling of Maia or Maya.

Mya

1. A female given name

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Mya (plural Mya)

1. Abbreviation of million years ago.
   • 2013, Walter M. Goldberg, “A Brief History of Reefs and Corals”, in The Biology of Reefs and Reef Organisms, Chicago, Ill.; London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, section 13-2 (An Introduction to Paleozoic Corals), page 272, column 2:

     Both tabulates and rugosans evolved independently as part of the Ordovician Radiation; the tabulates appeared first in the Early Ordovician (~488 Mya), followed by rugosans about 20 My later.

• Amy, May, Yam, may, yam