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Aquila
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What's The Definition Of Aquila?
[n] a genus of Accipitridae
[n] the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy [n] a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair Synonyms | Synonyms for Aquila: Aquila degli Abruzzi | genus Aquila | L'Aquila Related Terms | Find terms related to Aquila: See Also | Abruzzi | Abruzzi e Molise | Accipitridae | Altair | Aquila chrysaetos | Aquila rapax | bird genus | city | constellation | family Accipitridae | golden eagle | metropolis | tawny eagle | urban center Aquila In Webster's Dictionary \Aq"ui*la\, n.; pl. {Aquil[ae]}. [L., an eagle.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of eagles.
2. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and
Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.
{Aquila alba} [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of
{calomel}. --Brande & C.
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