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1) porcupine, hedgehog [animal w needle-like quills]; 2) gzud mo'i lus kyi thur ma ??? spine [IW]

porcupine [JV]

porcupine, spine [RY]

(med) Hedgehog (Drungtso 1999, Phrin Las 1987), Porcupine (Drungtso 1999). (The thangka image in Phrin Las 1987 recalls rather a mongoose or badger-like animal than a hedgehog, and even less a porcupine). Johannes Schmidt (talk) 21:53, 27 November 2021 (UTC)