hepatoscopy
hepatoscopy noun: divination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section representing a deity, and the markings in these zones were important.
Noun
hepatoscopy (uncountable)
- Divination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section representing a deity, and the markings in these zones were important.
- Hepatomancy...animal livers1973 Collier's Encyc. x.
- Synonyms:
- hepatomancy
hepatoscopy meaning in Tamil
hepatoscopy in Tamil
- ஈரல் ஆய்வு, ஈரல் நோக்கல்
Synonyms of hepatoscopy
Origin of hepatoscopy
From Ancient Greek ἡπατοσκοπία (hēpatoskopía), from ἥπατος (hḗpatos), genitive form of ἧπαρ (hêpar, “liver”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “to see”). Equivalent to hepato- + -scopy.
Questions about hepatoscopy
- What does hepatoscopy mean?
- Hepatoscopy means divination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section representing a deity, and the markings in these zones were important.
- What is hepatoscopy in Tamil?
- Hepatoscopy in Tamil is ஈரல் ஆய்வு, ஈரல் நோக்கல். See Hepatoscopy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hepatoscopy?
- Hepatoscopy is a noun.
Words near hepatoscopy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hepatoscopy (page history and authors); hepatoscopy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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