"extispex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: extispices [plural]
Etymology: From Latin extispex. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|extispex}} Latin extispex Head templates: {{en-noun|extispices}} extispex (plural extispices)
  1. (historical) Somebody who predicts the future using entrails Tags: historical Translations (one who predicts the future using entrails): haruspex [masculine] (Latin), extispex [masculine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-extispex-en-noun-KWVzaT7C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Latin translations

Inflected forms

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