Aquilan.

Brit.

/ˈakwɪlə/, U.S.

/ˈækwᵻlə/

Forms:

α. 1500s– Aquila.

β. (In sense 1, in Latin genitive form) 1800s– Aquilae Brit. /ˈakwɪlʌɪ/, /ˈakwɪliː/, U.S. /ˈækwəli/, /ˈækwəˌlaɪ/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Aquila.

Etymology: < classical Latin Aquila (see eagle n.). In sense 2 after scientific Latin Aquila, genus name (valid publication: M. J. Brisson Ornithologia (1760) I. 419).The use of the Latin genitive case form as postmodifier in star names (see sense 1) is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin.

1. Astronomy. (The name of) a bright constellation lying in the Milky Way between Cygnus and Sagittarius, spanning the celestial equator, traditionally said to represent the eagle of Zeus; the Eagle. Also (in form Aquilae) used as a postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Aql (no point).One of the 48 Ptolemaic constellations.

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1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 264 The Egle, includynge 9 starres..is called..Aquila in latine.]

1681 J. Flamsteed Gresham Lect. (1975) 107 After y^e end of day light I first saw a very thin streame of light ascending up from y^e horizon into y^e Constellation of Aquila.

1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 547 The ancient Constellations... Aquila.

1869 E. Dunkin Midnight Sky 38 The constellation Aquila can be distinguished by its group of three stars, the central one being Altair, of the first magnitude.

1891 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 51 12 The spectroscope each time focussed on λ Aquilae.

1964 D. H. Menzel Field Guide Stars & Planets vi. 202 The Milky Way in Aquila presents many rich star fields, particularly beautiful in binoculars.

2000 G. Consolmagno & D. M. Davis Turn Left at Orion (ed. 3) 132 Lambda Aquilae, the tail star of Aquila.

2. A genus of eagles (family Accipitridae), widely distributed around the world and including the golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos; (also aquila) an eagle of this genus.

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1763 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 179/1 Aquila, the eagle, in ornithology.

1838 W. Jardine Nat. Hist. Birds Great Brit. & Ireland (Naturalist's Libr.: Ornithol. I) I. 195 Buteo..runs into Aquila by the common form of the genus.

1862 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) II. 765/2 Genus. Circaetus.—Bill like Aquila, nostrils large, oblique, and rather oval.

1965 M. L. Grossman & J. Hamlet Birds of Prey of World II. 320 In forested regions, aquilas nest in isolated trees.

1985 B. Campbell & E. Lack Dict. Birds 274/2 Aquila..is found in all regions of the world except South America and the Malaysian area.

2002 T. H. Worthy & R. N. Holdaway Lost World of Moa viii. 257 The wing proportions also differ,..which suggests that the mode of flight (and hence ecology) was not the same as that of the open-country Aquila eagles.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	aquila
释义	Aquilan. Brit. /ˈakwɪlə/, U.S. /ˈækwᵻlə/ Forms: α. 1500s– Aquila. β. (In sense 1, in Latin genitive form) 1800s– Aquilae Brit. /ˈakwɪlʌɪ/, /ˈakwɪliː/, U.S. /ˈækwəli/, /ˈækwəˌlaɪ/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Aquila. Etymology: < classical Latin Aquila (see eagle n.). In sense 2 after scientific Latin Aquila, genus name (valid publication: M. J. Brisson Ornithologia (1760) I. 419).The use of the Latin genitive case form as postmodifier in star names (see sense 1) is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin. 1. Astronomy. (The name of) a bright constellation lying in the Milky Way between Cygnus and Sagittarius, spanning the celestial equator, traditionally said to represent the eagle of Zeus; the Eagle. Also (in form Aquilae) used as a postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Aql (no point).One of the 48 Ptolemaic constellations. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Aquila eaglea1398 vulture1639 Aquila1681 1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 264 The Egle, includynge 9 starres..is called..Aquila in latine.] 1681 J. Flamsteed Gresham Lect. (1975) 107 After y^e end of day light I first saw a very thin streame of light ascending up from y^e horizon into y^e Constellation of Aquila. 1797 Encycl. Brit. II. 547 The ancient Constellations... Aquila. 1869 E. Dunkin Midnight Sky 38 The constellation Aquila can be distinguished by its group of three stars, the central one being Altair, of the first magnitude. 1891 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 51 12 The spectroscope each time focussed on λ Aquilae. 1964 D. H. Menzel Field Guide Stars & Planets vi. 202 The Milky Way in Aquila presents many rich star fields, particularly beautiful in binoculars. 2000 G. Consolmagno & D. M. Davis Turn Left at Orion (ed. 3) 132 Lambda Aquilae, the tail star of Aquila. 2. A genus of eagles (family Accipitridae), widely distributed around the world and including the golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos; (also aquila) an eagle of this genus. ΚΠ 1763 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 179/1 Aquila, the eagle, in ornithology. 1838 W. Jardine Nat. Hist. Birds Great Brit. & Ireland (Naturalist's Libr.: Ornithol. I) I. 195 Buteo..runs into Aquila by the common form of the genus. 1862 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) II. 765/2 Genus. Circaetus.—Bill like Aquila, nostrils large, oblique, and rather oval. 1965 M. L. Grossman & J. Hamlet Birds of Prey of World II. 320 In forested regions, aquilas nest in isolated trees. 1985 B. Campbell & E. Lack Dict. Birds 274/2 Aquila..is found in all regions of the world except South America and the Malaysian area. 2002 T. H. Worthy & R. N. Holdaway Lost World of Moa viii. 257 The wing proportions also differ,..which suggests that the mode of flight (and hence ecology) was not the same as that of the open-country Aquila eagles. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1681
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