haruspex

(hə rus′peks′, har′əs peks′)

noun pl. haruspices

in ancient Rome, a soothsayer who professed to foretell events by examining the entrails of sacrificial animals

Origin: L, lit., inspector of entrails < haru- (see yarn) + -spex (see auspex)

See haruspex in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ha·rus·pi·ces (hə-rŭsˈpĭ-sēzˌ) also a·rus·pi·ces (ə-rŭsˈpĭ-sēzˌ)

A priest in ancient Rome who practiced divination by the inspection of the entrails of animals.

Origin:

Origin: Latin; see gherə- in Indo-European roots

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