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Meaning of carinate | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

/ˈkæɹɪnət/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Français carinate

Examples

“a carinate calyx or leaf”

“a carinate sternum”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

carinated caring cariniform Carinthian carinulate cariogenic