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scapulimancy
scap·u·li·man·cy [ skáppyələ mànsee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
prediction using animals' shoulder blades: a method of supposedly foretelling the future by examining the shoulder blades of animals, used, e.g. in ancient China
[Late 19th century. <scapula]
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