"rachis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹeɪkɪs/ [UK, US] Forms: rachises [plural], rachides [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin rachis, from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|rachis}} New Latin rachis, {{der|en|grc|ῥάχις||spine, ridge}} Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|rachides}} rachis (plural rachises or rachides)
  1. (obsolete, zoology, anatomy) The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Anatomy, Zoology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Translations (spinal column — see also spinal column): гръбнак (grǎbnak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), raquis [masculine] (Catalan), rakio (Esperanto), rahis [neuter] (Romanian), raquis [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rachis-en-noun-lPriMKa2 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 45 25 7 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 13 9 36 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'spinal column — see also spinal column': 77 5 4 14
  2. (zoology) An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-rachis-en-noun-SUHEO4kN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 13 9 36 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. (ornithology) The central shaft of a feather. Categories (topical): Ornithology Translations (central shaft of a feather): стъбло (stǎblo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), raquis [masculine] (Catalan), ruoti (Finnish), ruoto (Finnish), rahis [neuter] (Romanian), raquis [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rachis-en-noun-SQbf72au Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology Disambiguation of 'central shaft of a feather': 2 11 74 13
  4. (botany) The main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (main shaft of a compound leaf or head of grain): raquis [masculine] (Catalan), keskiranka (english: compound leaf) (Finnish), lapakko (english: head of grain) (Finnish), raque [masculine] (Galician), rahis [neuter] (Romanian), raquis [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-rachis-en-noun-wNOR3dqW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 13 9 36 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'main shaft of a compound leaf or head of grain': 13 14 17 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rhachis Derived forms: rhachidian, rachidian

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