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Carinate

Carinate Meaning & Definition
Carinate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Carinate?

[n] birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles
[adj] having or shaped like a carina or keel
[adj] having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Carinate: carinate bird | carinated | carinated | flying bird | keeled | keeled | ridged | ridged

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See Also | bird | keel

Carinate In Webster's Dictionary

\Car"i*nate\, Carinated \Car"i*na`ted\a. [L. carinatus, fr. carina keel.] Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird).

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