haruspicy

American

[huh-ruhs-puh-see] / həˈrʌs pə si /

Also aruspicy

noun

divination by a haruspex.

Other Word Forms

haruspical adjective

Etymology

Origin of haruspicy

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin haruspicium, equivalent to haruspic- (stem of haruspex ) + -ium noun suffix; -ium

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