What does acrolepis mean in Latin?

acrolepis, a adjective, means “having sharp scales”.

How do you pronounce acrolepis?

In classical Latin, [aˈkrɔ.ɫɛ.pɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈkrɔː.le.pis].

adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

acrolepis (genitive acrolepidis)

Classical[aˈkrɔ.ɫɛ.pɪs]Ecclesiastical[aˈkrɔː.le.pis]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	acrolepis	acrolepis	acrolepis
genitive	acrolepidis	acrolepidis	acrolepidis
dative	acrolepidī	acrolepidī	acrolepidī
accusative	acrolepidem	acrolepidem	acrolepis
ablative	acrolepidī acrolepide	acrolepidī acrolepide	acrolepidī acrolepide
vocative	acrolepis	acrolepis	acrolepis

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	acrolepidēs	acrolepidēs	acrolepidia
genitive	acrolepidium	acrolepidium	acrolepidium
dative	acrolepidibus	acrolepidibus	acrolepidibus
accusative	acrolepidīs acrolepidēs	acrolepidīs acrolepidēs	acrolepidia
ablative	acrolepidibus	acrolepidibus	acrolepidibus
vocative	acrolepidēs	acrolepidēs	acrolepidia

From Ancient Greek, ἄκρος (ákros) + λεπίς (lepís).