'Carinate' definitions:
Definition of 'carinate'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" [syn: ridged, carinate, carinated, keeled]
noun
Birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles [syn: carinate, carinate bird, flying bird] [ant: flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird]
Definition of 'Carinate'
From: GCIDE
- 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]