"extispicious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more extispicious [comparative], most extispicious [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin extispicium + -ous. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|extispicium}} Latin extispicium, {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} extispicious (comparative more extispicious, superlative most extispicious)
  1. (rare) Pertaining to divination by examining entrails. Tags: rare
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