Carinate
/ˈkær.ɪ.neɪt/noun
Having a keel or ridge like the underside of a boat or bird's breastbone.
Did you know?Carinate comes from Latin *carina* (“keel”), the same word that gave English *carina* in anatomy and helped describe bird bones as if the body were built like a vessel.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
carina
“Keel of a ship; later, any keel-like ridge”
Late Latin
Latin
carinatus
“Having a keel; keeled”
17th Century
English
carinate
“Described as keel-shaped or having a keel-like ridge”
Modern English
English
carinate
“Having a prominent longitudinal ridge, especially on a bird's breastbone or a shell”