carination

carination
A ridge, or similar formation, in the form of a keel
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  • carination — car·i·na·tion …   English syllables

  • carination — ˌkarəˈnāshən noun ( s) 1. : the quality or state of being carinate 2. : a carinate formation …   Useful english dictionary

  • carinate — carination, n. /kar euh nayt , nit/, adj. Zool., Bot. formed with a carina; keellike. Also, carinated. [1775 85; < L carinatus, equiv. to carin(a) keel + atus ATE1] * * * …   Universalium

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  • carinate — [ karɪneɪt, nət] adjective Ornithology denoting a bird having a carina. Contrasted with ratite. Derivatives carinated adjective carination noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • ridge — n 1. reef, ledge, saddle, hummock, escarpment, Geology. hogback, Physical Geography. arete, Geology. esker, Chiefly Brit. watershed; chain, range, line, file, row, column, string, series, set. 2. crest, Anat., Zool. crista, Anat. (of the nose)… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • carinate — /ˈkærəneɪt/ (say karuhnayt) adjective 1. Botany, Zoology formed with a carina; keel like. 2. (of birds) having a sternum with a strong extension running along the midline, extending outwards and perpendicular to the plane of the ribs; previously… …  

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