CARINAE

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


Noun

carinae

plural of carina

Anagrams

• acarine

Source: Wiktionary


CARINA

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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