English → Latin
“voracious” in Latin
edāxgreedy, gluttonous, rapacious, voracious, consuming, devourer.; destructivegulōsusgluttonous; appetizingvorāxvoracious, gluttonous
The English word voracious itself goes back to Latin vorō, through vorāx.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
voracious
edax: cibi avidus (that eats much): gulosus (dainty): vorax (greedy, gluttonous).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for voracious?
- The usual Latin words for “voracious” are edāx, gulōsus, vorāx. 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.