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Word: Haruspex
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Latin, from an unrecorded element meaning ‘entrails’ (related to Sanskrit hirā ‘artery’) + -spex (from specere ‘look at’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
həˈrʌspɛks
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈharəspɛks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens by inspecting the entrails of sacrificial animals.
Short Definition:(in ancient Rome) religious official who interpreted omens by inspecting entrails of sacrificial animals
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