Aquila
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Aquila f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae. Circumscription and placement of the genus will depend on taxonomic point of view.
- The eagles belong to the genus Aquila.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Accipitridae – family; Aquilinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Aquila chrysaetos - type species; Aquila adalberti, Aquila africana, Aquila audax, Aquila clanga, Aquila fasciata, Aquila gurneyi, Aquila hastata, Aquila heliaca, Aquila nipalensis, Aquila pomarina (now Clanga pomarina), Aquila rapax, Aquila spilogaster, Aquila verreauxii, Aquila wahlbergi (now Hieraaetus wahlbergi) - other species
References
- Aquila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aquila on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Aquila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aquila
- (astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair.
- An early Christian, the husband of Priscilla.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Timothy 4:19:
- Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
constellation
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Anagrams
Latin
Proper noun
Aquila m (genitive Aquilae); first declension
- a male given name
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Pontius Aquila, a Roman tribune
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Aquila | Aquilae |
Genitive | Aquilae | Aquilārum |
Dative | Aquilae | Aquilīs |
Accusative | Aquilam | Aquilās |
Ablative | Aquilā | Aquilīs |
Vocative | Aquila | Aquilae |
References
- “Aquila”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Spanish
Proper noun
Aquila ?
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