n. A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Volans and Vela that contains the star Canopus. [Latin carīna, keel; see CARINA.] |
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n. pl. ca·ri·nae (-nē) A keel-shaped ridge or structure, such as that on the breastbone of a bird or of the fused lower two petals of flowers of many members of the pea family. |
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