卜ぼっ骨こつ

noun

oracle bone; divination using animal bones

Refers to the practice of pyromantic divination using animal bones, especially in ancient East Asia. The term is primarily used in archaeological and historical contexts.

• 殷いん墟きょから大たい量りょうの卜ぼっ骨こつが出しゅつ土どした。

  A large number of oracle bones were excavated from the Yin Ruins.