Meanings
adjectivecarinulate (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving the form of a carinula
Main sculpture on head dorsum coarse, longitudinally rugulose and/or carinulate, ground sculpture conspicuously areolate, always dull.
2015 November 5, “Taxonomic Synopsis of the Ponto-Mediterranean Ants of Temnothorax nylanderi Species-Group”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From carinula + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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APA
carinulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carinulate
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“carinulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carinulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carinulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carinulate.
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