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carinate definition

cari·nate (kar′ə nāt′, -nit)

adjective

Biol. having a ridge down the middle; keel-shaped
also carinated car′i·nat′ed

Etymology: ModL < L carinatus < carina: see carina

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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