Definitions for: Carinate

[n] birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles
[adj] having or shaped like a carina or keel
[adj] having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal"

Webster (1913) Definition: Car"i*nate, Carinated Car"i*na`teda. [L. carinatus,
fr. carina keel.]
Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or
keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a
bird).

Synonyms: carinate bird, carinated, carinated, flying bird, keeled, keeled, ridged, ridged

Antonyms: flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird

See Also: bird, keel

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