carina

/kəˈrinə/
/kəˈrinə/
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Other forms: carinae; carinas

Definitions of carina
  1. 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
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    types:
    carina fornicis
    ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain
    keel
    the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
    type of:
    anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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/kəˈrinə/
UK
/kəˈrinə/
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