English Explanatory Dictionary

ichthyomancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

ichthyomancy icthiomancy icthyomancy

Etymology

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

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