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Carinate — Car i*nate, Carinated Car i*na teda. [L. carinatus, fr. carina keel.] Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carinate — adjective a) Keel shaped, as in a boats keel. b) Of a bird, having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles. Syn: ridged … Wiktionary
carinate — [ karɪneɪt, nət] adjective Ornithology denoting a bird having a carina. Contrasted with ratite. Derivatives carinated adjective carination noun … English new terms dictionary
carinate — adj. (of a bird) having a keeled breastbone (opp. RATITE). Etymology: L carinatus keeled f. carina keel … Useful english dictionary
flying bird — noun birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles • Syn: ↑carinate, ↑carinate bird • Ant: ↑ratite (for: ↑carinate) • Derivationally related forms: ↑c … Useful english dictionary
flightless bird — noun flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds • Syn: ↑ratite, ↑ratite bird • Ant: ↑carinate (for: ↑ratite) … Useful english dictionary
ratite bird — noun flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds • Syn: ↑ratite, ↑flightless bird • Ant: ↑carinate (for: ↑ratite) … Useful english dictionary
Liaoningornis — Taxobox name = Liaoningornis fossil range = Early Cretaceous image width = 200px image caption = Model of Liaoningornis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Ornithurae genus = Liaoningornis genus authority = Hou, 1996… … Wikipedia
Carinated — Carinate Car i*nate, Carinated Car i*na teda. [L. carinatus, fr. carina keel.] Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Limenavis — Taxobox name = Limenavis fossil range = Late Cretaceous (Campanian/Maastrichtian) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Ornithurae unranked ordo = Carinatae unranked familia = Neornithes? genus = Limenavis genus… … Wikipedia
