Definition of bicarinate
:having two projections like keels
- the strongly bicarinate shell of certain marine snails
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bicarinate
adjective
bi·car·i·nate
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(ˌ)bī-ˈker-ə-ˌnāt
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-nət
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-ˈka-rə-
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Origin and Etymology of bicarinate
from (assumed) New Latin bicarinatus, from New Latin 1bi- + Latin carinatus carinate
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