Aq"ui*la (#), n; pl. Aquilae (#). [L., an eagle.]

1. Zool.

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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