Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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).
Source : WordNet®
carinate
n : birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight
muscles [syn: {carinate bird}, {flying bird}] [ant: {ratite}]
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}]