一切經音義 79.257

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三水獺（灘怛反水獸也似貓兒入水捕魚以祭天月令孟春之日獺祭魚即此獸也）。

Three otters [三水獺]: (Tan-da fan [ta]; an aquatic beast resembling a small cat, entering water to catch fish and sacrificing them to heaven. The Monthly Ordinances says: 'In the first month of spring, otters sacrifice fish,' which refers to this beast).