carina
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| phylum comprised of chordates |
| warm-blooded vertebrate with feathers, wings, scaly legs and beak which bear young in shelled eggs |
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carina (kəˈriːnə, -ˈraɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -nae, -nas | |
| a keel-like part or ridge, as in the breastbone of birds or the fused lower petals of a leguminous flower | |
| [C18: from Latin: keel] | |
| Carina (kəˈriːnə, -ˈraɪ-) | |
| —n , Latin genitive Carinae | |
| a large conspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere close to the Southern Cross that contains Canopus, the second brightest star in the sky. It was originally considered part of Argo | |
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carina ca·ri·na (kə-rī'nə, -rē'-)
n. pl. ca·ri·nae (-nē)
A keel-shaped ridge or structure, such as the ridge on the under surface of the fornix of the brain.
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