Definition of "carinate" in İngilizce

adjective

1. Shaped like a boat's keel.

   • a carinate calyx or leaf
   • a carinate sternum

2. (ornithology) Of a bird, having a carina, a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.

3. (botany) Having a carina.

noun

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