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rhachidian

rhachidian adjective: of or pertaining to the rachis.

Adjective

rhachidian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the rachis.
    • the rhachidian teeth of a mollusk

Forms of rhachidian

alternative formrachidian

Origin of rhachidian

From rhachis + -ian with an unetymological -id- added to the stem.

Questions about rhachidian

What does rhachidian mean?
Rhachidian means of or pertaining to the rachis.
What part of speech is rhachidian?
Rhachidian is an adjective.

Words near rhachidian in the dictionary

  1. rhachiberothid
  2. rhachiberothids
  3. rhachicenteses
  4. rhachicentesis
  5. rhachides
  6. rhachidian
  7. rhachilla
  8. rhachillae
  9. rhachillas
  10. rhachiotomy
  11. rhachis

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