Associations to the word «Hepatoscopy»

Wiktionary

HEPATOSCOPY, noun. (rare) Divination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section representing a deity, and the markings in these zones were important. A form of aruspicy.

Wise words

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