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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ca•ri•na (kə rī′nə, -rē′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nas, -nae (-nē).USA pronunciation - Birds, Zoology[Zool.]a keellike part or ridge, esp. a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Botanythe two conjoined lower petals of a pea or bean flower that enclose the stamen and style. See illus. under papilionaceous.
- Latin: keel; compare careen
- 1695–1705
ca•ri′nal, adj. Ca•ri•na (kə rī′nə for 1; kə rē′nə, -rī′- for 2),USA pronunciation n., [gen.] -nae (-nē)USA pronunciation for 1.- Astronomythe Keel, a southern constellation, containing the bright star, Canopus: one of the constellations into which Argo is divided.
- a female given name, form of Carin.
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