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latibulum

Pronunciation: /ləˈtɪbjʊləm/

The English word “latibulum” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A concealed hiding place, especially of an animal; a burrow, hole, or lair.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin latibulum (“den of animals; hiding place, refuge”), from lat(eō) (“to conceal, hide, lie hidden; to be hidden and in safety”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to be concealed”)) + -bulum (suffix denoting a place or vessel). Doublet of latebra. The plural form latibula is a learned borrowing from Latin latibula.

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