carina

(kə rīnə, -rē-)

noun pl. carinas or carinae

Biol. a structure or part resembling a keel or ridge, as the projection on the breastbone of a bird

Origin: ModL < L, keel: see careen

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a S constellation between Vela and Pictor containing the bright star Canopus

See carina in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ca·ri·nae (-nē)
A keel-shaped ridge or structure, such as that on the breastbone of a bird or of the fused lower two petals of flowers of many members of the pea family.

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Origin: Latin carīna, keel; see kar- in Indo-European roots

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noun
A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Volans and Vela that contains the star Canopus.

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Origin: Latin carīna, keel; see carina

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