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carinate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Carinate \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). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: carinate adj 1: having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship: "a carinate sepal" [syn: {ridged}, {carinated}, {keeled}] 2: having or shaped like a carina or keel [syn: {carinated}, {ridged}, {keeled}] n : birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles [syn: {carinate bird}, {flying bird}] [ant: {ratite}]
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