[syn: Aquila, genus Aquila]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aquila \Aq"ui*la\, n.; pl. Aquil[ae]. [L., an eagle.]
1. (Zool.) A genus of eagles.
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2. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and
Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.
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Aquila alba [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of
calomel. --Brande & C.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Aquila
n 1: a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the
star Altair
2: the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
[syn: Aquila, L'Aquila, Aquila degli Abruzzi]
3: a genus of Accipitridae [syn: Aquila, genus Aquila]