anancitis

anancitis
ănancītis, ĭdis, f., a precious stone used in hydromancy:

Anancitide in hydromantiā dicunt evocari imagines deorum,

Plin. 37, 11, 73, § 192.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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