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Merriam Webster's
noun (plural haruspices) Etymology: Latin, from haru- (akin to chord? gut, cord) + -spex, from specere to look — more at yarn, spy Date: 1584 a diviner in ancient Rome basing his predictions on inspection of the entrails of sacrificial animals
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. (pl. haruspices) a Roman religious official who interpreted omens from the inspection of animals' entrails. Derivatives: haruspicy n. Etymology: L
