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}]
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]