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carinate

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}]
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