- cosmognosis
- ‖ cosmognosis
(kɒzməʊgˈnəʊsɪs)[f. cosmo- + Gr. γνῶσις knowledge: in mod.F. cosmognose.]‘The instinct which teaches animals the right time for migration, and the fitting place to which to go’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.