Translingual

Proper noun

Carinatae

1. (dated) A taxonomic subclass within the class Aves – Birds having a pronounced keel-like sternum, to which muscles used in flight attach.
2. A taxonomic clade within the class Aves – Birds descended from a certain common ancestral type of bird, possibly having a keel-like sternum and other bone-structure characteristics.

Usage notes

• Bird lineage remains particularly unsettled, so the definition and relationships of Carinatae is subject to revision and the name may become disused.

Hypernyms

• (subclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades

Hyponyms

• (subclass): Neornithes - infraclass; Limenavis - genus

Latin

Adjective

carinatae

1. nominative feminine plural of carinatus
2. genitive feminine singular of carinatus
3. dative feminine singular of carinatus
4. vocative feminine plural of carinatus