Proper noun

1. : a zoological name at the rank of genus. Circumscription and placement of the genus will depend on taxonomic point of view.

   The eagles belong to the genus Aquila.

Proper noun

1. A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair.
2. An early Christian, the husband of Priscilla.

   • Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.