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腔棘鱼

qiāng jí yúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
coelacanth
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1dd812125fdc6491. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

腔棘魚 腔棘鱼 [qiang1 ji2 yu2] /coelacanth/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 腔棘魚

  • 腔
    qiāng

    (bound form) cavity / (bound form) speech / talk / tune / accent (in one's speech) / (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock

  • 棘
    jí

    thorns

  • 鱼
    yú

    fish (CL:條|条[tiáo],尾[wěi]) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bào yú], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[è yú] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhāng yú])

    Yú

    surname Yu

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.