# latibulum

> English word · Noun · IPA /ləˈtɪbjʊləm/

## Definitions
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/latibulum