Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Aquila
‖
Aq′ui-la
,Noun.
pl.
Aquilæ
. [L., an eagle.]
1.
(Zool.)
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Aquila
AQ'UILA
,Noun.
In ornithology, the eagle. Also a northern constellation containing, according to the British catalogue, 71 stars.