Aquila (genus) definition

Aquila (genus)

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WordNet

noun

(1) A genus of Accipitridae

(2) The provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy

(3) A constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair

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Proper noun

Aquila

: 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

A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair.
An early Christian, the husband of Priscilla.
- Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

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