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Added 10 October 2026

carinate

/ˈkæɹɪnət/ adjective

Latin root: carīnātus Wiktionary

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

noun

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

Origin

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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