carina
noun
a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
Carinae
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genitive of
Carina.
carinae
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pluralof carina.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
carinanouna keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
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Middle pleural area: in Hymenoptera; the median of the three areas between lateral and pleural carinae: = 2d pleural area.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Spiracular area: the anterior of the three areas between lateral and pleural carinae on the metanotum of some Hymenoptera: =first pleural area.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
External median area: Hymenoptera; the median of the three cells or areas between the median and lateral longitudinal carinae: = second lateral area.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Carinulate: a surface with small and rather numerous carinae.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Lateral carinae: in Orthoptera; on the head, extend downward from the front margin of the eyes: on prothorax extend along each lateral margin of the dorsum.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
There’s indeed something cosmic about “Eta Carinae: Divinatory Claims,” a vast drawing of billowing red specks that takes part of its name from a distant star system.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2022
Figure 22.20 shows a wonderful image of the very massive star Eta Carinae, with a great deal of ejected material clearly visible.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
With a mass at least 100 times that of the Sun, the hot supergiant Eta Carinae is one of the most massive stars known.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Possessed of these securities, he barricaded his house on the Carinae, and determined to watch the course of events.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
I want to return to Carinae and spend the next few months considering beautifully abstract problems about instantaneous transportation devices.
From The Dueling Machine by Ben Bova
