pə noun
divination by a haruspex.
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haruspex (həˈrʌspɛks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl haruspices | |
| (in ancient Rome) a priest who practised divination, esp by examining the entrails of animals | |
| [C16: from Latin, probably from hīra gut + specere to look] | |
| haruspical | |
| —adj | |
| haruspicy | |
| —n | |
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