HARUSPEX


Meaning of HARUSPEX in English

noun

or arus·pex (h)əˈrəˌspeks, ˈ(h)ar-

( plural haruspi·ces or aruspi·ces -ˈrəspəˌsēz)

Etymology: Latin haruspic-, haruspex, from haru- (akin to Greek chordē gut, cord) + -spic-, -spex (from spicere, specere to look) — more at yarn , spy

1. : one that foretells events by interpreting natural phenomena (as lightning) : soothsayer ; especially : a diviner in ancient Rome basing his predictions on inspection of the entrails of sacrificial animals — compare augur

2. : one that prophesies : prognosticator

our forecast has proven far more accurate than the divinations of the Democrat haruspex — O.D.Heck

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.