ˌlegyüˈāsh(ē)ə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from François Leguat died 1735 French Huguenot traveler + New Latin -ia
: a genus of fossil birds including an extinct rail ( L. gigantea ) found in the Mascarene islands
ˌlegyüˈāsh(ē)ə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from François Leguat died 1735 French Huguenot traveler + New Latin -ia
: a genus of fossil birds including an extinct rail ( L. gigantea ) found in the Mascarene islands
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012