ornithomancy

noun

or·​nith·​o·​man·​cy

ȯ(r)ˈnithəˌman(t)sē

plural -es

: divination by observation of the flight of birds : augury

Word History

Etymology

Greek ornithomanteia, from ornith- + -manteia -mancy

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