Aquilae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aquila \Aq"ui*la\, n.; pl. {Aquil[ae]}. [L., an eagle.]
     1. (Zool.) A genus of eagles.
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     2. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and
        Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.


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     {Aquila alba} [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of
        {calomel}. --Brande & C.
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