microps

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + ὤψ (ṓps)

Adjective

mīcrōps (genitive mīcrōpis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having small eyes

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	mīcrōps			mīcrōpēs	mīcrōpia
Genitive	mīcrōpis			mīcrōpium
Dative	mīcrōpī			mīcrōpibus
Accusative	mīcrōpem	mīcrōps		mīcrōpēs	mīcrōpia
Ablative	mīcrōpī			mīcrōpibus
Vocative	mīcrōps			mīcrōpēs	mīcrōpia

Synonyms

• minyōps

Antonyms

• macrōps
• megalōps
• grandiōps