carinate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
carinate
    adj 1: having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the
           keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" [syn: {ridged},
           {carinate}, {carinated}, {keeled}]
    n 1: birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight
         muscles [syn: {carinate}, {carinate bird}, {flying bird}]
         [ant: {flightless bird}, {ratite}, {ratite bird}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Carinate \Car"i*nate\, Carinated \Car"i*na`ted\a. [L. carinatus,
   fr. carina keel.]
   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).
   [1913 Webster]
    

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