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carina

carina

1 9.9
A ridge shaped like the bottom of a boat on a bird's breastbone or where two flower petals join
  • noun
  • /kəˈraɪnə/
  • Specialized
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Examples

  • Vieni qui, carina.

    Unfaithfully Yours (1984)

  • The bird's carina allows it to have better control during flight.

  • In botany, the carina of some flowers forms a distinctive ridge that helps attract pollinators.

  • The veterinarian explained that the carina is an important anatomical feature of a bird's breastbone.

Synonyms

keel
vscarina
  • Specialized
1 8.0

A ridge on the chest bone of flying birds that supports strong wing muscles

is the specialized term for that ridge mainly in birds or flowers

Compounds

carina fornicis
  • Specialized
9.9

A small ridge under a curved band of nerve fibres in the brain

Surface Forms

carina singular
carinae plural

Etymology

The word carina comes from the Latin carina, which means 'keel', the long bottom part of a boat. So a carina is a 'keel-shaped' ridge, like a boat's keel, found on a bird's breastbone or formed when petals join together.