What does mīcrolepis mean in Latin?

mīcrolepis, a adjective, means “having small scales”.

How do you pronounce mīcrolepis?

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

adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

mīcrolepis (genitive microlepidis)

Classical[miːˈkrɔ.ɫɛ.pɪs]Ecclesiastical[miˈkrɔː.le.pis]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	mīcrolepis	mīcrolepis	mīcrolepis
genitive	microlepidis	microlepidis	microlepidis
dative	microlepidī	microlepidī	microlepidī
accusative	microlepidem	microlepidem	mīcrolepis
ablative	microlepidī microlepide	microlepidī microlepide	microlepidī microlepide
vocative	mīcrolepis	mīcrolepis	mīcrolepis

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	microlepidēs	microlepidēs	microlepidia
genitive	microlepidium	microlepidium	microlepidium
dative	microlepidibus	microlepidibus	microlepidibus
accusative	microlepidīs microlepidēs	microlepidīs microlepidēs	microlepidia
ablative	microlepidibus	microlepidibus	microlepidibus
vocative	microlepidēs	microlepidēs	microlepidia

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + λεπίς (lepís, “scale”).