aquila Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair
  2. noun the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
    L'Aquila; Aquila degli Abruzzi.
  3. noun a genus of Accipitridae
    genus Aquila.

WordNet

Aq"ui*la noun
Etymology
L., an eagle.
Wordforms
plural Aquilæ
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of eagles.
  2. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.

Webster 1913