As a noun carina
is a longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
As a proper noun carine is
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carina
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Etymology 1
Named by the French astronomer in 1763. From (etyl)
Proper noun
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en proper noun)
(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
Derived terms
* Carinae
See also
* Argo
* Argo Navis
* Puppis
* Pyxis
* Vela
Etymology 2
Name of a fourth century martyr, feminine of Latin carinus'', derivative of ''carus "beloved"; also a latinization of Karina and Karin (= Catherine) in northern Europe.
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