carina
noun
a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
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carina
1 American
[kuh-rahy-nuh, -ree-]
/ kəˈraɪ nə, -ˈri- /
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carinas,
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carinae
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Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
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Botany. the two conjoined lower petals of a pea or bean flower that enclose the stamen and style.
Carina
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American
[kuh-rahy-nuh, kuh-ree-nuh, -rahy-]
/ kəˈraɪ nə, kəˈri nə, -ˈraɪ- /
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Carinae
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Astronomy. the Keel, a southern constellation, containing the bright star, Canopus: one of the constellations into which Argo is divided.
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a female given name, form of Carin.
Carina
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British
/ kəˈriːnə, -ˈraɪ- /
noun
carina
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British
/ kəˈriːnə, -ˈraɪ- /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of carina1
1695–1705; < Latin: keel; cf. careen
Origin of Carina2
First recorded in 1695–1705
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The inferior end of the trachea divides into right and left bronchi at an area known as the carina.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The carina is the last tracheal cartilage and forms a cartilage division between the two bronchi.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The carina is a raised structure that contains specialized nervous tissue that induces violent coughing if a foreign body, such as food, is present.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Olfersii, in the less development of its carina, and from chelonophilus, in the greater development of its carina, and especially of its terga.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
The upper layers have undergone but little disintegration or scaling off, and consequently the carina and terga project freely.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
Jim Sass and his wife, Carina, arrived early.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
He’s jumping to a company founded by one of his former students, Carina Hong, who has the sort of dazzling résumé that would make AI feel insecure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Carina Baskett, grant writer for Georgia Tech's Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection, also worked on the study.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2024
Mrs. Carina explained that she wanted a backup in case of poor weather in one location.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
"Carina, bring me Belle-rose tea. We have a few leaves in the tea closet. Top row. Left-hand corner."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
Foot wide; shell turriculated, with carinated whorls, the carinae tuberculated or spiny.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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
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
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
In the one large group of specimens examined by me, in Mr. Cuming's possession, all were attached symmetrically to the coralline, as in the case of S. vulgare, capitulum upwards, and their carinas outwards.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
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
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
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
Dr. Leoh was lecturing at the Carinae Regional University when the news of Dulaq's duel reached him.
From The Dueling Machine by Ben Bova
Little beyond the fora to the east is the Carinae, a fashionable quarter of beautiful shops and houses, and still further off are the Baths of Titus, extending from the Carinae to the Esquiline Mount.
From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by John Lord
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