Associations to the word «Carinate»

Wiktionary

CARINATE, adjective. Keel-shaped, as in a boat's keel.
CARINATE, adjective. (ornithology) Of a bird, having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.
CARINATE ABDOMEN, noun. (medical) Alternative form of scaphoid abdomen
CARINATE ABDOMENS, noun. Plural of carinate abdomen

Dictionary definition

CARINATE, noun. Birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles.
CARINATE, adjective. Having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal".

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