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aquiline
[ ak-wuh-lahyn, -lin ]
/ ˈæk wəˌlaɪn, -lɪn /
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adjective
(of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked.
of or like the eagle.
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Origin of aquiline
OTHER WORDS FROM aquiline
aq·ui·lin·i·ty [ak-wuh-lin-i-tee], /ˌæk wəˈlɪn ɪ ti/, nounWords nearby aquiline
Aquidneck Island, aquifer, Aquila, aquilegia, Aquileia, aquiline, Aquilo, Aquinas, Aquinas, Thomas, Aquino, aquí se habla español
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British Dictionary definitions for aquiline
aquiline
/ (ˈækwɪˌlaɪn) /
adjective
(of a nose) having the curved or hooked shape of an eagle's beak
of or resembling an eagle
Word Origin for aquiline
C17: from Latin aquilīnus, from aquila eagle
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