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carinate.

Shaped like a boat's keel.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkæɹɪnət//ˈkæɹɪneɪt/
  1. Shaped like a boat's keel.

    a carinate calyx or leaf
    a carinate sternum
  2. Of a bird, having a carina, a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.

  3. Having a carina.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin carīnātus, from carīna (“keel”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun comes from a substantivization of the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

noun/ˈkæɹɪnət//ˈkæɹɪneɪt/
  1. Any bird having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin carīnātus, from carīna (“keel”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun comes from a substantivization of the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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