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GENUS AQUILA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Aquila mean?
• GENUS AQUILA (noun)
The noun GENUS AQUILA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Accipitridae
Familiarity information: GENUS AQUILA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Accipitridae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Aquila; genus Aquila
Hypernyms ("genus Aquila" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Aquila"):
Aquila chrysaetos; golden eagle (large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck)
Aquila rapax; tawny eagle (brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia)
Holonyms ("genus Aquila" is a member of...):
Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)
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