CARINA - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus

Part of speech: Noun

any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom

Categories: Structure, Anatomical structure, Complex body part, Bodily structure, Body structure

The word "carina" was borrowed from Latin carīna.

careen – A related word in the same word family.

Medieval scholars created new Latin words for modern concepts, keeping the language alive for centuries.