續一切經音義 9.53

9.53

獯狐 (According to the vinaya text, this should properly be written as the two characters 𪇑鶘. The upper character is pronounced 勳; the lower is pronounced 胡. The Jixun says: 'The 𪇑鶘 is the screech owl, a strange bird shaped like a barn owl; it conceals itself by day and flies out by night, fond of eating snakes and rats.' Now written as 獯, this refers to the Xunyu, another name for the Xiongnu. Written as 狐, it refers to the beast ridden by ghosts. A later passage of the vinaya text says: 'or having the head of a wild fox,' which is this).