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==Animals==
==Animals==
* [[Pila (genus)|''Pila'' (genus)]], a genus of African and Asian apple snails, containing around 30 species, including the threatened ''[[Pila speciosa]]''
* [[Pila (gastropod)|''Pila'' (gastropod)]], a genus of African and Asian apple snails, containing around 30 species, including the threatened ''[[Pila speciosa]]''


==Latin==
==Latin==

Revision as of 00:10, 20 November 2009

Pila may refer to:

Places

Animals

Latin

  • A Pila was a flat type of tile, used in Pilae stacks and is the plural of pilum, an ancient Roman javelin.
  • A pila (a Greek word adopted by the Romans) was a small ball used by the ancient Romans in catching games.

In fiction

The Pila are an alien race in David Brin's Uplift Universe