carinate

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carinate (adjective; Latin carina, keel): 1. Ridged or keeled; furnished with raised lines or ridges.

2. Possessing a carina.

3. (Arthropoda: Crustacea) In Conchostraca, a valve bearing rib(s).

See also: ratite