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单词 rhachis
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
rha•chis  (rākis),USA pronunciation n., pl. rha•chis•es, rhach•i•des 
    (raki dēz′, rāki-).USA pronunciation 
  1. Anatomyrachis.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rhachis /ˈreɪkɪs/ n ( pl rhachises, rhachides /ˈrækɪˌdiːz ˈreɪ-/)
  1. a variant spelling of rachis
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ra•chis  (rākis),USA pronunciation n., pl. ra•chis•es, rach•i•des 
    (raki dēz′, rāki-).USA pronunciation 
  1. [Bot.]
    • Botanythe axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
    • Botany(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
    • Botanyany of various axial structures.
  2. Birds[Ornith.]the part of the shaft of a feather bearing the web. See illus. under feather. 
  3. AnatomySee spinal column. 
Also, rhachis. 
  • Greek rháchis spine, ridge, backbone
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1775–85;
ra•chid•i•an  (rə kidē ən),USA pronunciation ra•chi•al  (rākē əl),USA pronunciation ra•chidi•al, adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rachis, rhachis /ˈreɪkɪs/ n ( pl rachises, rhachises, rachides, rhachides /ˈrækɪˌdiːz ˈreɪ-/)
  1. the main axis or stem of an inflorescence or compound leaf
  2. the shaft of a feather, esp the part that carries the barbs
  3. another name for spinal column
Etymology: 17th Century: via New Latin from Greek rhakhis ridge

rachial, rhachial /ˈreɪkɪəl/rachidial, rhachidial /rəˈkɪdɪəl/ adj
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