Galea may refer to: *

Galea (surname) Galea is a surname of Maltese origin. It is also common to parts of Spain and southern Italy. Notable people with the surname include: * Aloisio Galea (1851–1905), Maltese theologian and minor philosopher * Anthony Galea (born 1959), Canadian spo ...

Galea (botany) A galea is an overhanging, helmet-shaped, part of the flower that protects the reproductive parts from precipitation, wind, or unwanted visitors. The galea is composed of one or more petals or sepals that have either fused or folded together. The ...

, a helmet-shaped structure in certain flowers * ''Galea'' (genus), a genus of rodents *

Galea (helmet) A (; ) was a Roman soldier's metal helmet, most famously worn by the heavy infantry of the legions. Some gladiators, specifically ''murmillo'' ('' myrmillo''), also wore bronze ''galeae'' with face masks and decorations, often a fish on it ...

, ancient Roman helmet *

Galea (insects) Insects have mouthparts that may vary greatly across insect species, as they are adapted to particular modes of feeding. The earliest insects had chewing mouthparts. Most specialisation of mouthparts are for piercing and sucking, and this mode ...

, part of the maxilla in the mouthparts of insects *

Galea shark Galeomorphi is a superorder of sharks. They are sometimes called galea or galean sharks. There are about 300 living species in 23 families. Galean sharks are divided into four orders: the Heterodontiformes, Orectolobiformes, Lamniformes, and Car ...

, a superorder of sharks *''

Galeas A galeas is a type of small trade vessel that was common in the Baltic Sea and North Sea from the 17th to the early 20th centuries. The characteristics of the ships depend somewhat from where the ship originated. Swedish variants had two masts an ...

'', a type of small trade vessel

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