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carinate

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈkæɹɪnət/
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/ˈkæɹɪnət/ · /ˈkæɹɪneɪt/

Definition of carinate

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Shaped like a boat's keel.
    “a carinate calyx or leaf”
    “a carinate sternum”
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adj

  1. Shaped like a boat's keel.
    “a carinate calyx or leaf”
    “a carinate sternum”
  2. Of a bird, having a carina, a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.
  3. Having a carina.

noun

  1. Any bird having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.

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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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