AQUILINE


Meaning of AQUILINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-kwə-ˌlīn, -lən ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin aquilinus, from aquila eagle

Date: 1646

1. : curving like an eagle's beak

an aquiline nose

2. : of, relating to, or resembling an eagle

• aq·ui·lin·i·ty ˌa-kwə-ˈli-nə-tē noun

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