Etymology

myomancy

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Today it means: Divination by interpreting rats or mice. Their cries were believed to indicate the presence of evil. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μῦς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμῦς“mouse”
  2. English todaymyomancy

From Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse”); myo- + -mancy.

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