一切經音義 100.85

100.85

黿鼉（上音元大鼈也久則有神能害人亦魅人下音陁水介蟲也形似守宮四足有尾身長五六尺皮堪為鼓皆有方鱗如碁𡱈文）。

Giant softshell turtles and alligators (黿鼉: the upper character is pronounced yuán; a large softshell turtle. When old, it possesses spirit-like powers, capable of harming people and bewitching them. The lower character is pronounced tuó; an aquatic shelled creature, resembling a gecko, with four feet and a tail, five to six feet in length. Its skin can be used for drums, and it has square scales like the pattern of a chessboard).