• Carinae

    Noun

    plural

    1. Plural of carina
      • November 16, Both upper and lower crowns have carinae fore and aft but are otherwise smooth and remarkably stout (Fig. 2 E).
      • June 6, The teeth are devoid of carinae, lacking any kind of ornamentation.
      • 1859, Various, Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Chapter , Yellow; the antennae fuscous above, also a fuscous cloud at the apex of the anterior wings, the wings hyaline with the nervures black; a spot on the scape within, and three longitudinal stripes on the mesothorax, black; the latter slightly punctured anteriorly; the metathorax smooth and shining, with three oblique carinae on each side, and a small subovate enclosed space in the middle of the disk.
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