- Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an eagle.
- 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.
Dictionary:
aq·ui·line (ăk'wə-līn', -lĭn) ![]() |
[Latin aquilīnus, from aquila, eagle.]
aquilinity aq'ui·lin'i·ty (-lĭn'ĭtē) n.| Antonyms: aquiline |
| Word Tutor: aquiline |
Bernice was embarrassed by her aquiline nose.
| WordNet: aquiline |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
curved down like an eagle's beak
Synonym: hooked
| Translations: Aquiline |
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
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - aquilino
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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| hook-nosed | |
| hooknose | |
| Aguila (family name) |
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