carina

Definitions of carina
  1. 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
    synonyms: carena
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    types:
    quilla
    the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly
    type of:
    estructura anatómica
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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