"felidomancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|felid|-o-|-mancy|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "connective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "connective", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ο-", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-o-", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-o-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μᾰντείᾱ", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-mantīa", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-mancy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "felidomancy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="felidomancy"> From felid + -o- + -mancy. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} felidomancy (uncountable)
  1. Divination by interpreting the appearance and behaviour of cats. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: ailuromancy
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