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Alt. of Carinated

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  1. a. Alt. of Carinated
  2. adj. having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship
  3. n. birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles
  4. Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird).
  5. n. birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles