Plural of carina

Forms of carina

Carinas and carinae in a sentence

• The teeth are devoid of carinae, lacking any kind of ornamentation.1997 June 6, Jose L. Sanz et al., “A Nestling Bird from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain: Implications for Avian Skull and Neck Evolution”…. From the entry carinae
• Carapace poorly emarginated anteriorly and carinae macrosculpture inconspicuous.2015 August 6, “New Fossil Scorpion from the Chiapas Amber Lagerstätte”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry macrosculpture
• Both upper and lower crowns have carinae fore and aft but are otherwise smooth and remarkably stout (Fig. 2 E).2001 November 16, Paul C. Sereno et al., “The Giant Crocodyliform Sarcosuchus from the Cretaceous of Africa”, in Science, volume 294…. From the entry carinae
• Among peirosaurids, the hypertrophied, labiolingually slightly flattened teeth of the North African Albian Hamadasuchus are the most similar to the specimen described here in having labial fluting and serrated carinae.2015, Attila Ősi et al., “An enigmatic crocodyliform tooth from the bauxites of western Hungary suggests hidden mesoeucrocodylian…. From the entry labiolingually

Meaning of carina

1. noun A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
2. noun Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification.
3. noun The keel of the glume of grasses.

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Questions about the plural of carina

What is the plural of carina?

The plural of carina is carinas or carinae.

Which is correct, carinas or carinae?

Both are used. carinae is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is carina countable?

Carina is a countable noun.