Meaning of Carina | Babel Free
/kəˈɹiːnə/Definitions
- A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
- A female given name from Latin occasionally used in English.
- A locality in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia
- A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
- Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification.
- The keel of the glume of grasses.
- The principal nerve of a sepal.
- The keel of the breastbone of birds.
- Any of several features that have a projecting central ridge.
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.