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Synonyms for rachis

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate.

Related words

Other spellings
rhachis

Forms

Plural
rachises → spines, backs, midribs, shafts…

Example sentences

  • spine They had to remove a bullet lodged near his spine.
  • shaft From here, you can look down the elevator shaft.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rachisfalling
spinerising
shaftfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
back1
5 letters
spine1, shaft1
6 letters
midrib2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (midrib2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
rachis
Español
raquis