Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Aquila \Aq"ui*la\, n.; pl. {Aquil[ae]}. [L., an eagle.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of eagles.
2. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and
Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.
{Aquila alba} [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of
{calomel}. --Brande & C.
Source : WordNet®
Aquila
n 1: a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the
star Altair
2: the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central
Italy [syn: {L'Aquila}, {Aquila degli Abruzzi}]
3: a genus of Accipitridae [syn: {genus Aquila}]