Etymology

aquiline

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle. Full definition →

Latin aquilīnus
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  1. Latinaquila
  2. Latinaquilīnus
  3. English todayaquiline

From Latin aquilīnus, from aquila (“eagle”).

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