Dictionary entry

Aquila

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Aq″ui‐la (�), n.; pl.Aquilæ (�). 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of eagles.

2. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.

Aquila alba, an alchemical name of calomel. Brande & C.