ῥάχις (rhachis)
rhachis
a spine
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Definition
1. the lower part of the back, the chine , (Iliad by Homer): then, the spine or backbone , ὑπὸ ῥάχιν παγῆναι to be impaled, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
2. anything ridged like the backbone, a mountain-ridge , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
2. anything ridged like the backbone, a mountain-ridge , (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)