Art: Franz Anthony
Coloborhynchus is pronounced kol-oh-boh-RINK-us.
/ˌkɒl.ə.bəˈrɪŋk.əs/
Capitals mark the stressed syllable.
The audio is a synthesized voice reading the name, so it can differ slightly from the respelling.
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Where the name comes from
-rhynchus
/ˈrɪŋ.kəs/
Greek, “rhynchos, snout/beak”
IPA generated by rule
What the name means
The genus name means "maimed beak", a reference to the damaged and eroded condition of the fossil; the specific name means "key snout", referring to its form in cross-section.
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