Aquila
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The term Aquila can refer to several things:
- In astronomy, Aquila is a constellation. See Aquila (constellation)
- In biology, Aquila is a genus of birds to which some eagles, particularly the Golden eagle, belong. See eagle.
- The eagle-shaped battle standards of the Roman legions were known as aquilae; their bearers were called aquilifer. See Aquila (Roman).
- Aquila is the name of a town in Italy. See Aquila, Italy.
- Aquila is the name of a municipality and its main town in Mexico. See Aquila, Michoacán.
- Aquila is the name of a municipality and its main town in Mexico. See Aquila, Veracruz.
- Aquila (Gk. Ἀκύλας Akúlas) is the name of a man in the Bible. He is the husband of Priscilla. Acts 18:2-3; Acts 18:18-19; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Romans 16:3-5; and 2 Timothy 4:19.
- Aquila was a Judaised Greek of Sinope, in Pontus, who executed a literal translation of the Old Testament into Greek in the interest of Judaism versus Christianity in the first half of the 2nd century AD.
- USS Aquila, a hydrofoil formerly operated by the U.S. Navy.
- World War II Italian aircraft carrier Aquila
- Aquila, Inc. (NYSE: ILA) is an electric and gas utility headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
