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carinal

[kuh-rahy-nuh, -ree-]

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noun, plural ca·ri·nas, ca·ri·nae

[-nee] .

1.

Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially 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; < Latin: keel; compare careen

Related forms

ca·ri·nal, adjective

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carinal
adjective
relating to or resembling a carina

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