carinate

C3A1R1I1N1A1T1E1
/ˈkæɹɪnət//ˈkæɹɪneɪt/

adjective

Shaped like a boat's keel.

“a carinate sternum”

Similar
ridgedcarinatedkeeledcarinate birdflying bird
Opposite
ratite
OriginLatin carīnātus →
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Meanings

adjectivecarinate (comparative more carinate, superlative most carinate)

comparative more carinate · superlative most carinate

  1. Shaped like a boat's keel.

    a carinate sternum

    1 more example

    a carinate calyx or leaf

  2. biologyOf a bird, having a carina, a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.
  3. biologyHaving a carina.
nouncarinate (plural carinates)

plural carinates

  1. Any bird having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
ridged

adjectivehaving a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship

Similar
ridgedcarinatedkeeled

nounbirds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles

Similar
carinate birdflying bird
Opposite
ratite
Broader
bird
Also see
carinatedkeeledridged

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincarīnātus
  2. Englishcarinate

Borrowed from Latin carīnātus, from carīna (“keel”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). The noun comes from a substantivization of the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“carinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carinate.

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