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* [[Pila (gastropod)|''Pila'' (gastropod)]], a genus of African and Asian apple snails, containing around 30 species, including the threatened ''[[Pila speciosa]]'' |
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Revision as of 00:10, 20 November 2009
Pila may refer to:
Places
- Pila, Australia, an industrial site in Sydney Australia
- Pila, Italy, a ski resort in Italy
- Pila (VC), a commune in Italy
- Pila, Laguna, a municipality in the Philippines
- Piła, a town in Poland; for other places in Poland see Piła (disambiguation)
- Pila (Karlovy Vary District), a village in the Czech Republic
- Píla, a village in Slovakia
Animals
- Pila (gastropod), a genus of African and Asian apple snails, containing around 30 species, including the threatened Pila speciosa
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