English → Latin
“shark” in Latin
squalusa kind of large sea fish, thought to be a sharkīnstruōto build in or into, insert; erect, construct; to arrange, organise or organize, plan; devise; to prepare (for), providefraudōto cheat, defraud, swindle; to deprive of; to embezzle a thing from a person, purloin, stealpraestigĭātora juggler
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
shark
A kind of fish, *squalus (Linn.).
A cheat, rogue, homo ad fraudem acutus (after Nep., Dion., 8, 1); homo ad fallendum paratus or instructus; fraudator; praestigiator. A thorough shark, homo qui totus ex fraude et fallaciis constat; qui totus ex fraude et mendaciis factus est.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for shark?
- The usual Latin words for “shark” are squalus, īnstruō, fraudō; also praestigĭātor. 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.