Usually means: Central shaft of a feather.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Rhachis)

▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of rachis [(obsolete, zoology, anatomy) The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine.]

Similar:
spondyl, schelium, chiasm, axiscylinder, neuroaxis, spirochaetosis, columnella, skeletonisation, triskele, crosssection, more...

Opposite:
anterior, front, ventral

Types:
monocot, dicot, angiosperm, gymnosperm, conifer, fern, more...

Adjectives:
main, slender, central, flat, narrow, secondary, elongated, zigzag, long, common

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Similar:
spondyl, schelium, chiasm, axiscylinder, neuroaxis, spirochaetosis, columnella, skeletonisation, triskele, crosssection, more...

Opposite:
anterior, front, ventral

Types:
monocot, dicot, angiosperm, gymnosperm, conifer, fern, more...

Adjectives:
main, slender, central, flat, narrow, secondary, elongated, zigzag, long, common



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