ornithomancy

Or`nith´o`man`cy

n.

1.

Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc. Ornithomancy grew into an elaborate science. - De Quincey.

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ornithomancy, ornithoscopy

a form of divination involving the observation of birds, especially in flight.

See also: Divination

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the observation of birds, especially in flight, for the purpose of divination.

See also: Birds