Haruspex Definition

hə-rŭspĕks, hărə-spĕks
aruspices, haruspices
noun
In ancient Rome, a soothsayer who professed to foretell events by examining the entrails of sacrificial animals.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Haruspex

Noun

Singular:
haruspex
Plural:
haruspices

Origin of Haruspex

  • Latin gherə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowed from Latin haruspex.

    From Wiktionary

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