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ca⋅ri⋅na

  [kuh-rahy-nuh, -ree-]
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–noun, plural -nas, -nae  [-nee] .
1. Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, esp. a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
2. Botany. the two conjoined lower petals of a pea or bean flower that enclose the stamen and style.

Origin:
1695–1705; < L: keel; cf. careen

Related forms:
ca⋅ri⋅nal, adjective

Ca⋅ri⋅na

  [kuh-rahy-nuh for 1; kuh-ree-nuh, -rahy- for 2]
–noun, genitive -nae  [-nee] for 1.
1. Astronomy. the Keel, a southern constellation, containing the bright star, Canopus: one of the constellations into which Argo is divided.
2. a female given name, form of Carin.
Origin:
1695–1705
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ca·ri·na   (kə-rī'nə, -rē'-)   
n.   pl. ca·ri·nae (-nē)
A keel-shaped ridge or structure, such as that on the breastbone of a bird or of the fused lower two petals of flowers of many members of the pea family.

[Latin carīna, keel; see kar- in Indo-European roots.]
Ca·ri·na   (kə-rī'nə)   
n.  A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Volans and Vela that contains the star Canopus.

[Latin carīna, keel; see carina.]
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Main Entry: ca·ri·na
Pronunciation: k&-'rI-n&, -'rE-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural carinas or ca·ri·nae /-'rI-"nE, -'rE-"nI/
: any of various keel-shaped anatomical structures, ridges, or processes: as a : a ridge on the lowersurface of the fornix of the brain b : the ventral distal part of the vagina
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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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