carinate

• Adjectif désignant ce qui est muni d'une carène ou d'une crête, employé notamment en zoologie pour décrire le sternum d'un oiseau ou la forme d'une coquille.

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.

   caréné

   • 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.

   Synonymescarinatedkeeledridged

• Nom désignant les oiseaux qui possèdent un bréchet (carène) sur le sternum, servant de point d'attache aux muscles du vol nécessaires au vol actif.

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.

   Carinates (oiseaux à bréchet caréné)

   • 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.