LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mīcropterus

mīcropterus (feminine mīcroptera, neuter mīcropterum)

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivesmall-winged

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemīcropterusmīcropteramīcropterum
genitivemīcropterīmīcropteraemīcropterī
dativemīcropterōmīcropteraemīcropterō
accusativemīcropterummīcropterammīcropterum
ablativemīcropterōmīcropterāmīcropterō
vocativemīcropteremīcropteramīcropterum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemīcropterīmīcropteraemīcroptera
genitivemīcropterōrummīcropterārummīcropterōrum
dativemīcropterīsmīcropterīsmīcropterīs
accusativemīcropterōsmīcropterāsmīcroptera
ablativemīcropterīsmīcropterīsmīcropterīs
vocativemīcropterīmīcropteraemīcroptera

Origins

New Latin; from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + -o- + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Quick answers

What does mīcropterus mean in Latin?
mīcropterus, a adjective, means “small-winged”.