The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ophiomancy
Ophiomancy \O"phi*o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. 'o`fis a serpent + -mancy: cf. F. ophiomantie.] Divination by serpents, as by their manner of eating, or by their coils.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ophiomancy
ancient art of divination by the movements of snakes, 1680s, from ophio- + -mancy. Related: Ophiomantic; ophiomancer.
Wiktionary
ophiomancy
n. divination by serpents, as for example by their manner of eating or by their coils.