felidomancy

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Divination by interpreting the appearance and behaviour of cats. uncountable
    — FELIDOMANCY: Divination involving the behavior or actions of a cat, ranging from changes in weather to unexpected visitors, or other occurrences. Dating from the Middle Ages, many of these have survived as popular superstitions.

词源

Etymology tree
English felid
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā)der.
Latin -mantīabor.
English -mancy
English felidomancy
From felid + -o- + -mancy.
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