ˈlijēə, lə̇ˈjīə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably after Ligia, a siren in ancient Greek mythology, from Greek Ligeia
: a genus of large dark-colored active terrestrial isopod crustaceans (the type of the family Ligiidae) having long antennae and uropods and living about wharves and among rocks along seacoasts — see wharf monkey