續一切經音義 4.39

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螻蟻（上落候反郭注爾雅云蛖螻即螻蛄也說文螻蛄或即今石鼠也頭似兔尾有毛青黃色好田中食粟豆下又作螘或作𧕶同魚綺反爾雅曰蚍蜉大螘小者螘字林云北燕謂蚍蜉為蟻也）。

螻蟻 (for the first character, [lóu], fanqie 落候 [l- + -əu = ləu/lóu]. Guo's commentary on the Erya says: “蛖螻 is the mole cricket (螻蛄).” The Shuowen says: “螻蛄, or what is now called the rock-rat; head resembles a hare, tail is furry and blue-yellow; it is fond of eating millet and beans in the fields.” For the second character, also written 螘 or 𧕶, pronounced with the fanqie 魚綺 [ŋ- + -iɛ = ŋiɛ/yǐ]. The Erya says: “蚍蜉 are large ants; small ones are 螘.” The Zilin says: “In northern Yan, 蚍蜉 are called 蟻.”)