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 Definitions of Carina  [əˈraɪ nə, -ˈri-]  

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Definition of 'Carina' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) carina
a keellike anatomical or botanical ridge, as the ridge on the breastbone of a bird or along the edge of two conjoined petals.

2. (gen.) Carina
the Keel, a southern constellation, containing the bright star Canopus.

Etymology:  (1695–1705)

Definition of 'Carina' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Carina
a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus

2. (noun) carina
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


Definition of 'Carina' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Carina
a keel

2. (noun) Carina
that part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification

3. (noun) Carina
a longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat

4. (noun) Carina
the keel of the breastbone of birds



'Carina' - Nearby Entries  

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