What does hepatoscopy mean?
Hepatoscopy means (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..
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(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..
1973 Collier's Encyc. x. Hepatomancy...animal livers
Use hepatoscopy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hepatoscopy means (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..
Common synonyms include hepatomancy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1973 Collier's Encyc. x. Hepatomancy...animal livers
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