"haruspex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: haruspices [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin haruspex. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*speḱ-}}, {{bor|en|la|haruspex}} Latin haruspex Head templates: {{en-noun|haruspices}} haruspex (plural haruspices)
  1. A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced haruspicy, divination by inspecting entrails. Wikipedia link: en:haruspex Categories (topical): Divination Synonyms: aruspex, haruspice Translations (one who practices divination by inspecting entrails): harúspiz (Asturian), harispex (harispex) (Faliscan), haruspeksi (Finnish), haruspice [masculine] (French), aruspicina [feminine] (Italian), haruspex [masculine] (Latin), extispex [masculine] (Latin), arúspice [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)

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