carina

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)carinae

  1. a keel-shaped constellation in the Southern Hemisphere; contains the star CanopusInstance of constellationPart of Argo Navis, ArgoMembers Canopus
  2. 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 blossomType of structure, anatomical structureKinds keel, carina fornicis
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ca·ri′na noun

Origin: L., keel.

1. Botany 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. Zoology The keel of the breastbone of birds.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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