carinate

[ kar-uh-neyt, -nit ]

/ ˈkær əˌneɪt, -nɪt /

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adjective

Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.

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Also car·i·nat·ed

[kar-uh-ney-tid] /ˈkær əˌneɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of carinate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM carinate

car·i·na·tion, nounmul·ti·car·i·nate, adjectivemul·ti·car·i·nat·ed, adjectivesub·car·i·nate, adjective

sub·car·i·nat·ed, adjective

Words nearby carinate

CARIFTA, carillon, carillonneur, Carin, carina, carinate, carinate abdomen, carinated, caring, Carinthia, carinula

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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.
How to Observe in Archaeology|Various

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

biology having a keel or ridge; shaped like a keel

Word Origin for carinate

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

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Medical definitions for carinate

carinate

[ kăr′ə-nāt′, -nĭt ]

adj.

Shaped like or having a carina or keel; ridged.