Nephelococcygia

//nɛ.fə.loʊ.kɑkˈsɪ.d͡ʒi.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of seeking and finding shapes in clouds. uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νεφελοκοκκυγία (Nephelokokkugía). The word comes from the play The Birds by the Greek playwright Aristophanes.

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