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Carina definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start 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 blossom

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -rinas or carinae) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, hull, keel — more at careen Date: circa 1704 1. a keel-shaped anatomical part, ridge, or process 2. capitalized a constellation in the southern hemisphere lying near the Southern Cross

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Biol. a keel-shaped structure, esp. the ridge of a bird's breastbone. Derivatives: carinal adj. Etymology: L, = keel

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Carina Ca*ri"na, n. [L., keel.] 1. (Bot.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) The keel of the breastbone of birds.