'Carina' definitions:

Definition of 'Carina'

(from WordNet)
noun
A keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus
noun
Any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom

Definition of 'Carina'

From: GCIDE
  • Carina \Ca*ri"na\, n. [L., keel.]
  • 1. (Bot.) A keel. (a) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification. (b) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The keel of the breastbone of birds. [1913 Webster]

Words containing 'Carina'