adj
Meaning 1
Shaped like a boat's keel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a carinate calyx or leaf
- a carinate sternum
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
carinate
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/ˈkæɹɪnət/
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/ˈkæɹɪneɪt/
adj
Meaning 2
Of a bird, having a carina, a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Having a carina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Any bird having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a carinate sepal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ridged, carinated, keeled
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carinate bird, flying bird
Antonyms: ratite
Broader terms: bird
History
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).
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