carinate

• Adjetivo que describe algo que tiene forma de quilla o carena, o que presenta una cresta o borde prominente; se usa especialmente en zoología para referirse al esternón de las aves o a la forma de ciertas conchas.

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.

   carenado

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscarinatedkeeledridged

• Sustantivo que designa a las aves que poseen una quilla o carina en el esternón, estructura ósea donde se insertan los músculos del vuelo, necesarios para el vuelo activo.

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.

   Carinata

   • 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.