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extispices

extispices is the plural of extispex.

Meaning of extispex

Noun

extispex (plural extispices)

  1. (historical) Somebody who predicts the future using entrails
    • The Aruspices, or rather Haruspices, were those priests whose chief business it was to inspect the entrails of beasts offered in sacrifice; and hence they were sometimes called extispices.1836, Thomas Swinburne Carr, A manual of Roman antiquities, page 30

Questions about extispices

What is extispices the plural of?
Extispices is the plural of extispex.

Words near extispices in the dictionary

  1. extirper
  2. extirpers
  3. extirping
  4. extirps
  5. extispex
  6. extispices
  7. extispicies
  8. extispicious
  9. extispicy
  10. extodomain
  11. extol

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