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  1. 1. thorns

Words Containing 棘

沙棘
shā jí

sea-buckthorn

荆棘
jīng jí

thistles and thorns

棘手
jí shǒu

thorny (problem)

棘皮动物
jí pí dòng wù

echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc

披荆斩棘
pī jīng zhǎn jí

lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)

食荼卧棘
shí tú wò jí

to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people

棘轮
jí lún

ratchet

荆棘载途
jīng jí zài tú

lit. a path covered in brambles

棘楚
jí chǔ

thorny problem

腔棘鱼
qiāng jí yú

coelacanth

棘鼻青岛龙
jí bí qīng dǎo lóng

Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus, a 10 meter long hadrosaur with a single horn on its duck-billed snout

沙棘属
shā jí shǔ

genus Hippophae

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