CARINA

Carina

Carina is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the keel of a ship, and it was formerly part of the larger constellation of Argo Navis until that constellation was divided into three pieces, the other two being Puppis, and Vela .

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carina

Noun

  1. A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
  2. Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification.
  3. The keel of the breastbone of birds.


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