續一切經音義 9.160

9.160

老貓（下莫交反切韻食鼠獸名方言云似虎而小人家養以捕鼠也）。

老貓 (The second character has the fanqie 莫交 [māo]. The Qieyun states: 'The name of a beast that eats mice.' The Fangyan states: 'It resembles a tiger but is smaller; people raise it to catch mice.').