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CARINA
carina
(noun) any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
Carina
(noun) a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the star Canopus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Carina
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
Etymology 2
Name of a fourth century martyr, feminine of Latin carinus, derivative of carus "beloved"; also a latinization of Karina and Karin (= Catherine) in northern Europe.
Proper noun
Carina
A female given name from Latin occasionally used in English.
Anagrams
• Ancira, Arican, Carian, Ciaran, acinar, arnica, crania, narica
Etymology
Noun
carina (plural carinas or carinae)
A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
(botany) Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification.
(zoology) The keel of the breastbone of birds.
(anatomy) Any of several features that have a projecting central ridge
Anagrams
• Ancira, Arican, Carian, Ciaran, acinar, arnica, crania, narica
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*ri"na, n. Etym: [L., keel.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A keel. (a) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification. (b) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The keel of the breastbone of birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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