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adjective

ăquĭlus

fem. ăquĭla · neut. ăquĭlum
etym. uncertain; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 22 Müll.
dark-colored; dun; swarthy •
dark-colored, dun, swarthy (very rare): Aquilus color est fuscus et subniger, Paul. ex Fest. l. l.: Staturā haud magnā, corpore aquilo, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 152: color inter aquilum candidumque, * Suet. Aug. 79; Arn. 3, p. 108.
Perseus ID: n3299 Key: aquilus