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ichthyomancy

ichthyomancy noun: divination interpreting the appearance and behaviour of fish. A form of augury.

Noun

ichthyomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination interpreting the appearance and behaviour of fish. A form of augury.
  2. Divination interpreting the entrails of fish. A form of aruspicy.

Forms of ichthyomancy

alternative formicthiomancy
alternative formicthyomancy

Origin of ichthyomancy

From ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

Questions about ichthyomancy

What does ichthyomancy mean?
Ichthyomancy means divination interpreting the appearance and behaviour of fish. A form of augury.
What part of speech is ichthyomancy?
Ichthyomancy is a noun.

Words near ichthyomancy in the dictionary

  1. ichthyologically
  2. ichthyologist
  3. ichthyologists
  4. ichthyology
  5. ichthyols
  6. ichthyomancy
  7. ichthyomantic
  8. ichthyomorph
  9. ichthyomorphic
  10. ichthyomorphous
  11. ichthyomorphs

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