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carinate
car·i·nate C0113600 (kăr′ə-nāt′, -nĭt) also car·i·nat·ed (-nā′tĭd)adj. Shaped like or having a carina or keel; ridged.carinate (ˈkærɪˌneɪt) or carinatedadj (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]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  carinate - birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight musclescarinate bird, flying birdbird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingskeel - the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that flyflightless 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"carinated, keeled, ridged |
carinate
carinate[′kar·ə‚nāt] (biology) Having a ridge or keel, as the breastbone of certain birds. carinate
car·i·nate (kar'i-nāt), Shaped like a keel; relating to or resembling a carina.carinate (kăr′ə-nāt′, -nĭt) also carinated (-nā′tĭd)adj. Shaped like or having a carina or keel; ridged.car·i·nate (kar'i-nāt) Shaped like a ship's keel; relating to or resembling a carina. carinate keeled; See CARINA.carinate
Synonyms for carinatenoun birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight musclesSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms- flightless bird
- ratite
- ratite bird
adj having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a shipSynonyms |