haruspicaladj.
/həˈrʌspɪkəl/ Belonging to, or having the function of, a haruspex.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by entrails, haruspicy > [adjective]
haruspicine1591
bowel-prying1600
extispicious1646
haruspical1652
haruspicate1652
haruspicinal1652
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 307 The haruspicall diviners.
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 327 A great aruspicall diviner would needs forewarn Cæsar.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by entrails, haruspicy > [adjective]
haruspicine1591
bowel-prying1600
extispicious1646
haruspical1652
haruspicate1652
haruspicinal1652
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 26 Their Oracles, Augurs, and all the aruspicate Presagers.
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