Meaning Of The Word Haruspex

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haruspex in American English
in ancient Rome, a soothsayer who professed to foretell events by examining the entrails of sacrificial animals
noun: one of a class of minor priests who practiced divination, esp. from the entrails of animals killed in sacrifice

haruspex in British English
noun: (in ancient Rome) a priest who practised divination, esp by examining the entrails of animals

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