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Hyporhachides :: Hyporhachides (pl. ) of Hyporhachi.

Hyporhachis :: Hyporhachis (n.) The stem of an aftershaft or hypoptilum.

Rhachialgia :: Rhachialgia (n.) See Rachialgia.

Rhachides :: Rhachides (pl. ) of Rhachi.

Rhachidian :: Rhachidian (a.) Of or pertaining to the rhachis; as, the rhachidian teeth of a mollusk..

Rhachiglossa :: Rhachiglossa (n. pl.) A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks. See Illust. in Append..

Rhachilla :: Rhachilla (n.) A branch of inflorescence; the zigzag axis on which the florets are arranged in the spikelets of grasses.

Rhachiodont :: Rhachiodont (a.) Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the inferior spines of some of the vertebrae, as certain South African snakes (Dasypeltis) which swallow birds' eggs and use these gular teeth to crush them..

Rhachis :: Rhachis (n.) The spine.

Rhachis :: Rhachis (n.) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern..

Rhachis :: Rhachis (n.) The principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb..

Rhachis :: Rhachis (n.) The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis..

Rhachis :: Rhachis (n.) The central cord in the stem of a crinoid.

Rhachis :: Rhachis (n.) The median part of the radula of a mollusk.

Rhachis :: Rhachis (n.) A central cord of the ovary of nematodes.

Rhachises :: Rhachises (pl. ) of Rhachi.

Rhachitis :: Rhachitis (n.) See Rachitis.