aeroscepsy
English
Etymology
From aero- + Ancient Greek σκέψις (sképsis, “a viewing, perception”), from σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, “consider”).
Noun
aeroscepsy (uncountable)
- (zoology) The ability to perceive the state of the atmosphere.
References
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “aeroscepsy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.