Definition of Aquila rapax

1. Noun. Brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia.

Exact synonyms: Tawny Eagle
Generic synonyms: Bird Of Jove, Eagle
Group relationships: Aquila, Genus Aquila

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aquila Rapax

Apulia
Apulian
Apus apus
Aqaba
Aqua-Lung
Aquarian
Aquarians
Aquarius
Aquarius the Water Bearer
Aquariuses
Aquaspirillum
Aquifoliaceae
Aquila
Aquila chrysaetos
Aquila degli Abruzzi
Aquila rapax (current term)
Aquilegia canadensis
Aquilegia coerulia
Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea
Aquilegia vulgaris
Aquinas
Aquinian
Aquitaine
Aquitania
Aquitanian
Ar
Arab
Arab-Berber
Arab-Israeli War
Arab League

Literary usage of Aquila rapax

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1874)
"Aquila rapax. Falco rapax, Temm. Pl. Col. i. pl. 455 (1828). ... (1872); Gurney, in Anderss. B. Dam. Ld. p. 6 (1872). Aquila rapax, Leas. Traité, p. ..."

2. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1893)
"Meyer on Aquila rapax/rom Astrachan. [Aquila rapai (Temm.) von Astrachan, nebst Bemerkungen über verwandte Formen, besonders Aquila boeki, Horn. ..."

3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1893)
"(2) Aquila rapax (Temm.) von Astrachan, nebst Bemerkungen über verwandte Formen, besonders Aquila bocki Horn. (Abh. Gesell. 'Isis' in Dresden, No. ii, 1892. ..."

4. Natal: A History and Description of the Colony : Including Its Natural by Henry Brooks (1876)
"The large eagles of South Africa to be seen in Natal are the Aquila bellicosa, Aquila rapax.. and Aquila ..."

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