carinate

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin carinatus, from carina (“keel”).

Adjective

carinate (comparative more carinate, superlative most carinate)

1. Keel-shaped, as in a boat's keel.

   a carinate calyx or leaf

   a carinate sternum

2. (ornithology) Of a bird, having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.

Usage notes

• Almost exclusively used in describing organisms and archaeological artifacts.

Synonyms

• ridged

Related terms

• multicarinate
• unicarinate

Anagrams

• arcanite, craniate

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) carīnāte

1. vocative masculine singular of carīnātus