ˈālēə, -lyə noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek halia assembly & Greek hal-, hals sea; Greek halia akin to Greek eilein to compress, Old Slavic velikŭ great, and perhaps to Latin vulgus common people; Greek hals sea akin to Greek hals salt — more at vulgar , salt
: realm of marine animal life — in names of biogeographic realms
Arct alia
Bass alia
• -a·li·an |ālēən, -lyən adjective combining form