Aruspex
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historical examples
that the aruspex was not, indeed, pleased that the entrails should first have appeared mutilated and foul, and then too exuberant.
history of rome, vol iii t-tus livius
noun (pl) -pices (-pɪˌsiːz)
a variant spelling of haruspex
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