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bicarinate

adjective
bi·car·i·nate | \(ˌ)bī-ˈker-ə-ˌnāt, -nət, -ˈka-rə-\

Definition of bicarinate 

: having two projections like keels the strongly bicarinate shell of certain marine snails

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History and Etymology for bicarinate

from (assumed) New Latin bicarinatus, from New Latin bi- entry 1 + Latin carinatus carinate

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