Aquila \Aq"ui*la\, n.; pl. {Aquil[ae]}. [L., an eagle.] 1. (Zool.) A genus of eagles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle. [1913 Webster] {Aquila alba} [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of {calomel}. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]