"aquilinity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aquilinities [plural]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-aquilinity-en-noun-3qtMj7kw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity

Inflected forms

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