LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

macropterus

macropterus (feminine macroptera, neuter macropterum)

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivelarge-winged

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemacropterusmacropteramacropterum
genitivemacropterīmacropteraemacropterī
dativemacropterōmacropteraemacropterō
accusativemacropterummacropterammacropterum
ablativemacropterōmacropterāmacropterō
vocativemacropteremacropteramacropterum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemacropterīmacropteraemacroptera
genitivemacropterōrummacropterārummacropterōrum
dativemacropterīsmacropterīsmacropterīs
accusativemacropterōsmacropterāsmacroptera
ablativemacropterīsmacropterīsmacropterīs
vocativemacropterīmacropteraemacroptera

Origins

New Latin; from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) + -o- + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Quick answers

What does macropterus mean in Latin?
macropterus, a adjective, means “large-winged”.