carinate

[ kar-uh-neyt, -nit ]

adjective
  1. Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.

Origin of carinate

1
1775–85; <Latin carīnātus, equivalent to carīn(a) keel + -ātus-ate1
  • 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

Words Nearby carinate

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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 Mivart
  • It 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 Mivart
  • If 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 Mivart
  • The Rostro– carinate flints found at the base of the Crag are long bars with a beak–end, suited for breaking up earth.

  • Rostrum dilated towards its anterior end, compressed and carinate beneath the large presphenoid fossae.

    Extinct Birds | Walter Rothschild

British Dictionary definitions for carinate

carinate

carinated

/ (ˈkærɪˌneɪt) /


adjective
  1. biology having a keel or ridge; shaped like a keel

Origin of carinate

1
C17: from Latin carīnāre to furnish with a keel or shell, from carīna keel

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