Aquila
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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 edit
- (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 edit
- (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 edit
- 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 edit
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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.
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constellation
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Proper noun edit
Aquila m (genitive Aquilae); first declension
- a male given name
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Pontius Aquila, a Roman tribune
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Aquila | Aquilae |
Genitive | Aquilae | Aquilārum |
Dative | Aquilae | Aquilīs |
Accusative | Aquilam | Aquilās |
Ablative | Aquilā | Aquilīs |
Vocative | Aquila | Aquilae |
References edit
- “Aquila”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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Proper noun edit
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