aquiline

aq·ui·line

A0391800 (ăk′wə-līn′, -lĭn)adj.1. 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 aquilīnus, from aquila, eagle.]

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aq′ui·lin′i·ty (-lĭn′ĭ-tē) n.

aquiline

(ˈækwɪˌlaɪn) adj1. (Anatomy) (of a nose) having the curved or hooked shape of an eagle's beak2. (Zoology) of or resembling an eagle[C17: from Latin aquilīnus, from aquila eagle]

aq•ui•line

(ˈæk wəˌlaɪn, -lɪn)

adj. 1. pertaining to or resembling an eagle. 2. curved like an eagle's beak: an aquiline nose. [1640–50; < Latin aquilīnus= aquil(a) eagle + -īnus -ine¹] aq`ui•lin′i•ty (-ˈlɪn ɪ ti) n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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

Translations

Adler-adlerhaftαετίσιοςaquilinoaquilinopiegato