"aquilinity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aquilinities [plural]
Etymology: From aquiline + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|aquiline|ity}} aquiline + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} aquilinity (countable and uncountable, plural aquilinities)
  1. The quality of being aquiline (resembling an eagle). Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: aquilineness

Inflected forms

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