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microtympanum

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, small) +‎ -o- +‎ Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, drum).

Noun

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mīcrotympanum n (genitive mīcrotympanī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) very small tympanum (hearing organ) (normally used attributively in taxonomic names)

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative mīcrotympanum mīcrotympana
genitive mīcrotympanī mīcrotympanōrum
dative mīcrotympanō mīcrotympanīs
accusative mīcrotympanum mīcrotympana
ablative mīcrotympanō mīcrotympanīs
vocative mīcrotympanum mīcrotympana