águia
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aguya, from Latin aquila (“eagle”), feminine of aquilus (“dark-coloured”). Doublet of áquila, which was borrowed.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: á‧gui‧a
Noun
águia f (plural águias)
- eagle (any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae)
- eagle (representation of such an eagle (bird) carried as an emblem)
- (heraldry) eagle (representation of such a bird on a coat of arms)
- (figurative) a born leader
Derived terms
Derived terms
- águia-calçada
- águia-chilena
- águia-cinzenta
- águia-cobreira
- águia-das-estepes
- águia-das-filipinas
- águia-de-asa-redonda
- águia-de-bonelli
- águia-de-cabeça-branca
- águia-de-haast
- águia-de-verraux
- águia-dourada
- águia-gritadeira
- águia-imperial-ibérica
- águia-imperial-oriental
- águia-mugeira
- águia-negra-africana
- águia-pescadora
- águia-pesqueira
- águia-pesqueira-africana
- águia-pomarina
- águia-rabalva
- águia-rapace
- águia-real
- águia-real-europeia
- águia-solitária
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