Commentary for Avodah Zarah 32:5
מתקיף לה רב נחמן מאן לימא לן דארי חיה גסה היא דלמא חיה דקה היא
Nahman objected: Who says that a lion is to be regarded as a big animal? Perhaps it is a small animal.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
Nahman objects to the entire difficulty. Perhaps a lion is not a large animal. Perhaps it is to be considered a small animal. As we have seen, in places where the custom is to sell small animals to non-Jews, they may be sold. Thus a lion may not be sold because it is dangerous. But other small animals may be sold.
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