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myrmomancy

myrmomancy noun: divination by interpreting the appearance and behaviour of ants, especially their eating habits. A type of augury.

Noun

myrmomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by interpreting the appearance and behaviour of ants, especially their eating habits. A type of augury.

Origin of myrmomancy

From Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ants”) + English -mancy.

Questions about myrmomancy

What does myrmomancy mean?
Myrmomancy means divination by interpreting the appearance and behaviour of ants, especially their eating habits. A type of augury.
What part of speech is myrmomancy?
Myrmomancy is a noun.

Words near myrmomancy in the dictionary

  1. myrmidonian
  2. myrmidons
  3. myrmillo
  4. myrmillones
  5. myrmillos
  6. myrmomancy
  7. Myrna
  8. Myrniong
  9. Myrnohrad
  10. myrobalan
  11. myrobalan plum

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