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haruspex
2 English words descend from Latin
haruspex
, most common first.
haruspex
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced haruspicy, divination by inspecting entrails.
haruspice
An Etruscan seer in Ancient Rome.