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aquiline
(aquil|ine)
Pronunciation:
/ˈakwɪlʌɪn/
adjective
like an eagle.
(of a person’s nose) hooked or curved like an eagle’s beak.
Origin:
mid 17th century
: from Latin
aquilinus
, from
aquila
'eagle'
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