/heuh rus"peks, har"euh speks'/ , n. , pl. haruspices /heuh rus"peuh seez'/ .
(in ancient Rome) one of a class of minor priests who practiced divination, esp. from the entrails of animals killed in sacrifice.
Also, aruspex .
[ 1575-85; haru- (akin to hira intestine; see CHORD 1 ) + spec- (s. of specere to look at) + -s nom. sing. ending ]