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Definition of: carinate
(kar′ə·nāt) adjective Biol.
Having a carina; keeled; keel–shaped: said especially of birds having a breastbone. Compare RATITE. Also car′i·nat′ed. [<L carinatus, pp. of carinare supply with a keel]
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