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car·i·nate
(kăr′ə-nāt′, -nĭt) also car·i·nat·ed (-nā′tĭd)adj.
Shaped like or having a carina or keel; ridged.
carinate
(ˈkærɪˌneɪt) orcarinated
adj
(Biology) biology having a keel or ridge; shaped like a keel
[C17: from Latin carīnāre to furnish with a keel or shell, from carīna keel]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings keel - the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird - flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds |
Adj. | 1. | carinate - having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" |