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ha·rus·pex (hə rus′peks′, har′əs peks′)
noun pl. haruspices -·rus′·pi·ces′ (-pə sēz′)
in ancient Rome, a soothsayer who professed to foretell events by examining the entrails of sacrificial animals
Etymology: L, lit., inspector of entrails < haru- (see yarn) + -spex (see auspex)
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