carinate

• Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'einen Kiel oder Kamm habend', meist in der Zoologie verwendet, um das Brustbein von Vögeln oder die Form einer Schale zu beschreiben.

An obsolete adjective meaning having a keel or a ridge, typically used in zoology to describe a bird's sternum or a shell's shape.

1. Having a keel-like ridgeC2formal

   Describes something that has a ridge or a structure resembling the keel of a ship, often used in biology for certain shells or bones.

   gekielt

   • The carinate shell of the mollusk is easily identifiable.
   • In ornithology, a carinate sternum is typical of flying birds.
   • The fossil showed a distinctly carinate structure along its midline.

   Synonymecarinatedkeeledridged

• Substantiv, das Vögel mit einem ausgeprägten Brustbeinkamm bezeichnet; dieser Kamm dient als Ansatzstelle für die zum aktiven Flug notwendigen Flugmuskeln.

A noun referring to birds that possess a keeled breastbone, which provides attachment for the flight muscles necessary for powered flight.

1. Keeled birdC2formalscientific

   A bird that has a keeled breastbone (sternum) for the attachment of strong flight muscles.

   Vogel mit Kielbrustbein

   • Most modern birds are carinates, capable of sustained flight.
   • The carinate's sternum is adapted for powerful wing strokes.
   • Paleontologists study the evolution of carinates from their ancestors.