HARUSPEX


Meaning of HARUSPEX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hə-ˈrəs-ˌpeks, ˈha-rəs- ]

noun

( plural ha·rus·pi·ces hə-ˈrəs-pə-ˌsēz)

Etymology: Latin, from haru- (akin to chordē 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.