Carina

[kə'raɪnə;-'riː-] or [kə'raɪnə]

Definition

(noun.) 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.

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

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Definition

(n.) A keel

(n.) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification

(n.) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.

(n.) The keel of the breastbone of birds.

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