carinate

Meanings

Plural: carinates

Noun

birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles
Any bird having a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.

Adjective

having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship
- "a carinate sepal"

Adj

Shaped like a boat's keel.
Of a bird, having a carina, a keeled breastbone allowing the attachment of flight muscles.
Having a carina.

Origin / Etymology

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).

Synonyms

carinate bird, carinated, flying bird, keeled, ridged

Antonyms

ratite

Scrabble Score: 10

carinate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
carinate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
carinate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

carinate is a valid Words With Friends word