aquiline (redirected from aquilinity)

aq·ui·line  (kw-ln, -ln)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an eagle.

2. Curved or hooked like an eagle's beak: an aquiline nose.

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[Latin aquilnus, from aquila, eagle.]

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aqui·lini·ty (-lnt) n.

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aquiline [ˈækwɪˌlaɪn]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (of a nose) having the curved or hooked shape of an eagle's beak

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of or resembling an eagle

[from Latin aquilīnus, from aquila eagle]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

aquiline - curved down like an eagle's beak     hooked crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"

Translations

aquiline [ˈækwɪlaɪn] ADJ an aquiline nose → una nariz aguileña or aquilina

aquiline [ˈækwɪlaɪn] adj [nose, profile] → aquilin(e)

aquiline

adj → gebogen; profile → mit Adlernase, dinarisch (geh); aquiline nose → Adlernase f

aquiline [ˈækwɪˌlaɪn] adj → aquilino/a