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rachis

English

Alternative forms

  • rhachis

Etymology

From New Latin rachis, from Ancient Greek ????? (rhákhis, spine, ridge).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /??e?k?s/

Noun

rachis (plural rachises or rachides)

  1. (obsolete, zoology, anatomy) The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine. [17th-19th c.]
  2. (zoology) An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate. [from 18th c.]
  3. (ornithology) The central shaft of a feather. [from 19th c.]
  4. (botany) The main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond. [from 19th c.]

Usage notes

  • The plural form rachides is based on a mistaken impression of the Ancient Greek stem.

Translations

References

  • rachis at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • rachis in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

  • Charis, Sirach, chairs

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rakhis

English

Noun

rakhis

  1. plural of rakhi

Anagrams

  • Harkis, Kishar, Sakhir, Shakir, Shirak, rakish, shikar, shikra

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