English → Latin
“vulture” in Latin
vulturvulturemīllethousand; 1000vulturiusvulture; a rapacious person; Ellipsis of vulturius iactus: an unlucky throw
The English word vulture itself goes back to Latin vultur.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vulture
vultur, -uris, m.; vulturius, -i, m. (PROP. and figuratively).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vulture?
- The usual Latin words for “vulture” are vultur, mīlle, vulturius. 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.