Balaenognathus is pronounced ba-lee-NOG-na-thus.
/ˌbæ.liːˈnɒg.nə.θəs/
Capitals mark the stressed syllable.
This pronunciation is built from the Greek and Latin roots of the name, following the usual English way of saying scientific names. The audio is a synthesized voice reading the respelling.
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What the name means
The generic name, "Balaenognathus", combines a reference to the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) with the Latin word "gnathus", meaning "jaw", in reference to its inferred filter feeding strategies.