Usually means: Central shafts of feathers, fronds.
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  8. Rachides: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
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(Note: See rachis as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (rachis)

noun:  (obsolete, zoology, anatomy) The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine.
noun:  (zoology) An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate.
noun:  (ornithology) The central shaft of a feather.
noun:  (botany) The axis of either a compound leaf, inflorescence, or fern frond.
▸ Also see rachis


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