Carinatae

plural noun

Car·​i·​na·​tae

ˌkarəˈnätˌē,

-ād-

in old classifications

: a division of Aves including all the Neognathae together with the tinamous or with these and the penguins

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from carina + Latin -atae (feminine plural of -atus -ate)

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