单词 | alectryomancy |
释义 | alectryomancy/əˌlɛktrɪəˌmansi/noun Divination using a cock, typically by interpreting patterns in its pecking at grains of corn. OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Phillips (b. 1630), writer and biographer. From post-classical Latin alectryomantia from ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών cock + post-classical Latin -mantia. |
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