hylidæ, hyladæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. hyl(a); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ, -adœ.] Zool.: Tree Frogs. A family of Amphibians, order Anoura or Batrachia. They are akin to the Ranide (typical frogs), but have the extremities of their toes dilated into knobs with a viscous secretion, enabling them to climb trees on which they live. They are also more elegant, and, as a rule, more brightly colored. hy-18-, pref. [Gr. hyle =matter.] Pertaining to matter, materialistic. hylo-ideal, a . Pertaining to or in any way connected with hylo-idealism (q. v.). "Many a cherished ideal must fall when the hylo - ideal theory is finally established." -Journ. of Science, March, 1883, p. 127. hylo-idealism, s . Philos.: Somatic or material idealism, a school of philosophy adopted from Prot agoras. The 141 chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; IMG:content-1398.png:[blocks in formation] =a wood.] Zool .: A small tree frog, its peculiarity being its shrill, but musical, croak. hy-lō-Işm, s . [Gr. hyle =matter; Eng. suff. -ism.] The same as HYLOTHEISM (q. v.). "An a umption hyloism is not concerned to dispute." -Journ, of Science, Dec., 1881, p. 755.