homo signorum

noun

ho·​mo sig·​no·​rum

¦hō(ˌ)mōsigˈnōrəm

: a conventionalized figure often found in old almanacs showing a person surrounded by signs of the zodiac from which lines point to the parts of the body thought to be subject to their influence

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, man of signs

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