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aquiline (adjective):
1 : of, relating to, or resembling an eagle
2 : curving like an eagle’s beak
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Aquiline, from the Latin word meaning “eagle”, is most often used to describe a nose that has a broad curve and is slightly hooked, like a beak. The aquiline figure on the U.S. seal brandishes the arrows of war and the olive branch of peace. The word for eagle itself, Aquila, has been given to a constellation in the northern hemisphere.
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