LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

macrocephalus

macrocephalus (feminine macrocephala, neuter macrocephalum)
Classical[ma.krɔˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ma.kroˈt͡ʃɛː.fa.lus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivehaving a large head; macrocephalous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemacrocephalusmacrocephalamacrocephalum
genitivemacrocephalīmacrocephalaemacrocephalī
dativemacrocephalōmacrocephalaemacrocephalō
accusativemacrocephalummacrocephalammacrocephalum
ablativemacrocephalōmacrocephalāmacrocephalō
vocativemacrocephalemacrocephalamacrocephalum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemacrocephalīmacrocephalaemacrocephala
genitivemacrocephalōrummacrocephalārummacrocephalōrum
dativemacrocephalīsmacrocephalīsmacrocephalīs
accusativemacrocephalōsmacrocephalāsmacrocephala
ablativemacrocephalīsmacrocephalīsmacrocephalīs
vocativemacrocephalīmacrocephalaemacrocephala

Origins

New Latin; from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “big”) + κεφάλη (kephálē, “head”) + -ος (-os).

Quick answers

What does macrocephalus mean in Latin?
macrocephalus, a adjective, means “having a large head; macrocephalous”.
How do you pronounce macrocephalus?
In classical Latin, [ma.krɔˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ma.kroˈt͡ʃɛː.fa.lus].