[ hə'rʌspɛks ]
■ noun ( plural haruspices -spɪsi:z ) (in ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens by inspecting the entrails of sacrificial animals.
Derivatives
haruspicy hə'rʌspɪsi noun
Origin
L., from an unrecorded element meaning 'entrails' + -spex (from specere 'look at').