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carinas

carinas is the plural of carina.

Meaning of carina

Noun

carina (plural carinas or carinae)

  1. A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
  2. Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification.
  3. The keel of the glume of grasses.
  4. The principal nerve of a sepal.
  5. The keel of the breastbone of birds.
  6. Any of several features that have a projecting central ridge.

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Questions about carinas

What is carinas the plural of?
Carinas is the plural of carina.

Words near carinas in the dictionary

  1. carinal
  2. carinaria
  3. carinarias
  4. carinariid
  5. carinariids
  6. carinas
  7. carinate
  8. carinate abdomen
  9. carinate abdomens
  10. carinated
  11. carinates

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