English → Latin
“cub” in Latin
catuluswhelp; young dog, puppy, young wolf; iron fetterapisbee (insect of the clade Anthophila)vitulusa bull calf; ellipsis of vitulus marīnus (“seal”)parōto arrange, order, contrive, design; to provide, furnish, prepare; to resolve, purpose, decideprōcreōto beget, generate, procreate, produce
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cub s.
catulus (diminutive of canis, but also applied in Latin to the young of other animals; e.g., lions, cats, sheep, hogs, wolves, tigers, foxes, apes, weasels, lizards, serpents, etc.): cub of a fox, also vulpecula (Cic., N.D., 1, 31, 88; Hor., Ep., 1, 7, 29: Schmid., Auct., Carm. de Philom., 59): cub of a whale (Waller), vitulus from the context (Plin.).
cub v.
parere: fetum ponere or procreare: catulos parere: fetus edere or procreare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cub?
- The usual Latin words for “cub” are catulus, apis, vitulus; also parō, prōcreō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.