Original TextClassical Source
有鱼焉，其状如牛，陵居，蛇尾有翼，其羽在魼下，其音如留牛，其名曰鯥，冬死而夏生，食之无肿疾。
— 《南山经》
鯥In Plain WordsVernacular
鯥形如牛却栖居陆地，蛇尾生翼、翼在胁下，叫声如犁牛；冬伏如死、夏复苏生，食之可免肿病。
An ox-shaped fish that dwells on land, with a winged serpent's tail. It seems to die in winter and revives in summer; eating it prevents swellings.