Main Entry: ha·rus·pex

Pronunciation: \hə-ˈrəs-ˌpeks, ˈha-rəs-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ha·rus·pi·ces \hə-ˈrəs-pə-ˌsēz\

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

Date: 1584

: a diviner in ancient Rome basing his predictions on inspection of the entrails of sacrificial animals