anemoscope
noun
anem·o·scope
əˈneməˌskōp
plural -s
: a contrivance for indicating or for indicating and recording the direction of the wind
also : a device intended to foretell changes in the weather
Word History
Etymology
probably from French anémoscope (from anémo- anem- + -scope)
First Known Use
1706, in the meaning defined above