n., pl., ha·rus·pi·ces (hə-rŭs'pĭ-sēz'), also a·rus·pi·ces (ə-rŭs'pĭ-sēz').
A priest in ancient Rome who practiced divination by the inspection of the entrails of animals.
[Latin.]
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