carina
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1. carina - Noun
2. Carina - Proper noun
Meaning
A keel
That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification
The keel of the breastbone of birds.
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Although a nautical element, the constellation was not an integral part of the old Argo Navis and hence did not share in the original Bayer designations of that constellation, which were split between Carina, Vela and Puppis.
After thinking Carina doubts him, he commits an act of suicide in which he brings back the fallen heroes.
"A star set to explode", the SBW1 nebula surrounds a massive blue supergiant in the Carina Nebula Supernova searches fall into two classes: those focused on relatively nearby events and those looking for explosions farther away.
Carina Nebula in infrared light captured by the Hubble 's Wide Field Camera 3. Infrared astronomy is the branch of astronomy and astrophysics that studies astronomical objects visible in infrared (IR) radiation.
Carinatae is the group of all birds and their extinct relatives to possess a keel, or "carina", on the underside of the breastbone used to anchor large flight muscles.
Classification Definition Traditionally, Carinatae were defined as all birds whose sternum (breast bone) has a keel (carina).