一切經音義 14.132

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如犀（音西獸名也爾雅云犀似豕郭璞注云形如水牛猪頭大腹庳脚足有三蹄黑色三角一在頂上一在鼻上鼻上者名為食角好食棘刺亦有一角者經喻一角說文從牛從尾省）。

Like a rhinoceros (如犀: pronounced 西 [xī]; the name of a beast. The Erya says: 'The rhinoceros resembles a pig.' Guo Pu's commentary says: 'Its shape resembles a water buffalo with a pig's head, large belly, and short legs, each foot having three hooves; it is black with three horns—one on top of the head, and one on the snout. The one on the snout is called the feeding horn, and it loves to eat thorns; there are also those with a single horn.' The sūtra uses the metaphor of the single-horned [rhinoceros]. The Shuowen jiezi states that it is composed of the ox radical (牛) and an abbreviation of tail (尾)).