Maia \Ma"i*a\, n. [From L. Maia, a goddess.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A genus of spider crabs, including the common European
species ({Maia squinado}).
(b) A beautiful American bombycid moth ({Eucronia maia}).
Maia
n : type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in
distribution [syn: {Maja}, {genus Maja}, {genus Maia}]