Word BookShort entry

Aquiline

adjective/kˈæɹoʊ/

Definition

curved down like an eagle's beak

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈakwɪlˌaɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈakwɪlˌaɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹoʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hooked

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Adler

nach unten gebogen wie der Schnabel eines Adlers

🇫🇷French

aquilin

courbé comme un bec d'aigle

🇪🇸Spanish

aguileño

curvado hacia abajo como el pico de un águila

🇮🇹Italian

aquilino

ricurvo come il becco di un'aquila

🇳🇱Dutch

aquilijn

naar beneden gebogen als de snavel van een adelaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

aquilino

curvado como o bico de uma águia

🇷🇺Russian

орлиный

изогнут вниз, как клюв орла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुड़ा हुआ

चील की चोंच की तरह नीचे की ओर मुड़ी हुई

🇮🇳Tamil

அக்விலைன்

கழுகின் கொக்கு போல வளைந்திருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆక్విలిన్

డేగ ముక్కులా వంగింది

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಕ್ವಿಲಿನ್

ಹದ್ದಿನ ಕೊಕ್ಕಿನಂತೆ ಬಾಗಿದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അക്വിലിൻ

കഴുകൻ്റെ കൊക്ക് പോലെ വളഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鹰嘴豆

像鹰嘴一样向下弯曲

🇯🇵Japanese

ワシ科

鷲のくちばしのように下に曲がった

🇰🇷Korean

매부리

독수리 부리처럼 아래로 휘어져 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chim ưng

cong xuống như mỏ đại bàng

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำ

โค้งลงเหมือนจะงอยปากนกอินทรี

🇮🇩Indonesian

seperti rajawali

melengkung ke bawah seperti paruh elang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معقوف

منحني للأسفل مثل منقار النسر

🇮🇷Persian

آکویلین

خمیده مانند منقار عقاب

🇹🇷Turkish

kartal

kartal gagası gibi aşağı doğru kıvrıldı

🇮🇱Hebrew

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Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'aquiline'?

The primary meaning of 'aquiline' is 'curved down like an eagle's beak'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'aquiline' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'aquiline' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'aquiline' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'aquiline' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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