alectyromancy

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A form of alectryomancy — A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably a white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.

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Meanings

nounalectyromancy (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of alectryomancy.

    "Alectoromancy, or alectryomancy, is divination by a cock; it is a famous and very ancient method." -- Picture Museum of Sorcery, Lock tr. de Givry, 1931

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APA

alectyromancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alectyromancy

MLA

“alectyromancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alectyromancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alectyromancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alectyromancy.

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