rachises
Meaning
of Rachis
Source: Webster's dictionaryExamples
Gregory Paul also disagreed with the study, arguing in a 2010 response that Nudds and Dyke had overestimated the masses of these early birds, and that more accurate mass estimates allowed powered flight even with relatively narrow rachises.
Paul measured some of the inner primary feathers, finding rachises convert across. citation Despite these criticisms, Nudds and Dyke stood by their original conclusions.
The analysis suggested that the rachises on these two genera were thinner and weaker than those of modern birds relative to body mass.