In some squid species, the pen rachis flares out into wings on either side, and the tip of the rachis grows into a thick cone.
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Rachis
//ˈɹeɪkɪs//
Synonyms for "rachis" (11 found)
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Noun(2 words)
Related words (5)
Noun(4 words)
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18 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- гръбнак noun (spinal column — see also spinal column)
- стъбло noun (central shaft of a feather)
Catalan
3 entries- raquis noun (spinal column — see also spinal column)
- raquis noun (central shaft of a feather)
- raquis noun (main shaft of a compound leaf or inflorescence)
Esperanto
1 entries- rakio noun (spinal column — see also spinal column)
Finnish
4 entries- keskiranka noun (main shaft of a compound leaf or inflorescence)
- lapakko noun (main shaft of a compound leaf or inflorescence)
- ruoti noun (central shaft of a feather)
- ruoto noun (central shaft of a feather)
Galician
1 entries- raque noun (main shaft of a compound leaf or inflorescence)
Portuguese
1 entries- raque noun (central shaft of a feather)
Romanian
3 entries- rahis noun (spinal column — see also spinal column)
- rahis noun (central shaft of a feather)
- rahis noun (main shaft of a compound leaf or inflorescence)
Spanish
3 entries- raquis noun (spinal column — see also spinal column)
- raquis noun (central shaft of a feather)
- raquis noun (main shaft of a compound leaf or inflorescence)
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