Rachis

/ˈɹeɪkɪs/

Synonyms for "rachis" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

Strong matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
central axiscentral shaft

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
feather shaftshaftspinal columnspinevertebral column

Related word relations

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More general

8 entries
anatomical axisanatomical structureaxisbotanical termfeather componentorgan partplant structureskeletal structure

More specific

5 entries
barbbarbulefern rachisfrond rachispinnate leaf rachis

Collocations

5 entries
feather rachisfrond rachisleaf rachispinnate rachisrachis length

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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.

Source: wiktionary

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