Meaning of CARINA
| Pronunciation: | | ku'rInu, ku'rInu
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- [n] any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
- [n] a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus
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| | See Also: | | anatomical structure, Argo, bodily structure, body structure, Canopus, carina fornicis, complex body part, constellation, keel, structure | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ca*ri"na\, n. [L., keel.]
1. (Bot.) A keel.
(a) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of
two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs
of fructification.
(b) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a
boat.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The keel of the breastbone of birds.
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