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aquiline

 
(ăk'wə-līn', -lĭn) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an eagle.
  2. Curved or hooked like an eagle's beak: an aquiline nose.

[Latin aquilīnus, from aquila, eagle.]

aquilinity aq'ui·lin'i·ty (-lĭn'ĭtē) n.

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Definition: hooked
Antonyms: straight

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IN BRIEF: Like an eagle; especially hooked like an eagle's beak.

pronunciation Bernice was embarrassed by her aquiline nose.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ørneagtig, ørne-

Nederlands (Dutch)
arends-, gekromd

Français (French)
adj. - aquilin, en bec d'aigle

Deutsch (German)
adj. - adlerartig, Adler-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αέτειος, αετίσιος, γρυπός, κυρτός

Italiano (Italian)
aquilino

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - aquilino

Русский (Russian)
орлиный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - aquilino, aguileño

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - örnlik

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
鹰的, 似鹰的, 弯曲的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 鷹的, 似鷹的, 彎曲的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 독수리 같은, 매부리 같이 굽은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ワシの, 曲がった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نسري : ذو علاقه بالنسر أو يشبه النسر, معقوف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של נשר, נשרי‬


 
 

 

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