About The Word Carinate
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Carinate
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Carinate: 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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