carinate
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
Origin of carinate
1- Also car·i·nat·ed [kar-uh-ney-tid] /ˈkær əˌneɪ tɪd/ .
Other words from carinate
- car·i·na·tion, noun
- mul·ti·car·i·nate, adjective
- mul·ti·car·i·nat·ed, adjective
- sub·car·i·nate, adjective
- sub·car·i·nat·ed, adjective
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How to use carinate in a sentence
All other existing birds belong to the second division, and are called (from the keel on the breast-bone) carinate birds.
On the Genesis of Species | St. George MivartIt must have been that of the struthious birds or that of the carinate birds, or something different from both.
On the Genesis of Species | St. George MivartIf it was that of the carinate birds, how did the struthious birds and Dinosauria independently agree to differ?
On the Genesis of Species | St. George MivartThe Rostro– carinate flints found at the base of the Crag are long bars with a beak–end, suited for breaking up earth.
How to Observe in Archaeology | VariousRostrum dilated towards its anterior end, compressed and carinate beneath the large presphenoid fossae.
Extinct Birds | Walter Rothschild
British Dictionary definitions for carinate
carinated
/ (ˈkærɪˌneɪt) /
biology having a keel or ridge; shaped like a keel
Origin of carinate
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