CARINATAE
\kˈaɹɪnˌatiː], \kˈaɹɪnˌatiː], \k_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_n_ˌa_t_iː]\
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A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; - So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone.
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A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; - So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone.
By Noah Webster.
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Huxley's second order of the class Aves, the other two being Saururae and Ratitae. The Carinatae include all the living flying birds, that is, all existing birds except the Cursores, and are characterized by the fact that the sternum is furnished with a prominent median ridge or keel, whence the name.
By Daniel Lyons
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