Defn: A genus of oceanic heteropod Mollusca, having a thin, glassy, bonnet-shaped shell, which covers only the nucleus and gills.
CARINATAE
Car`i*na"tæ, n. pl. Etym: [NL., Fem. pl. fr. L. carinatus. See
Carinate.]
Defn: A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds;
— So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone.
CARINATE; CARINATED
Car"i*nate, Car"i*na`ted a. Etym: [L. carinatus, fr. carina keel.]
Defn: Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a bird).
CARIOLE Car"i*ole, n. Etym: [F. carriole, dim. fr. L. carrus. See Car, and Carryall.] (a) A small, light, open one-horse carriage. (b) A covered cart. (c) A kind of calash. See Carryall.
CARIOPSIS
Car"i*op"sis, n.
Defn: See Caryopsis.
CARIOSITY
Ca`ri*os"i*ty, n. (Med.)
Defn: Caries.