English Explanatory Dictionary

carinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shaped like a boat's keel.
  2. Of a bird, having a carina, a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.
  3. Having a carina.
noun
  1. Any bird having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæɹɪnət/ /ˈkæɹɪneɪt/

Word forms

carinate more carinate most carinate carinates

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carīnātus, from carīna (“keel”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun comes from a substantivization of the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Synonyms

ridged

Derived words

bicarinate carinate abdomen carination ecarinate multicarinate quadricarinate subcarinate tricarinate unicarinate
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