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Cycnorhamphus is pronounced sik-noh-RAM-fus.
/ˌsɪk.nəˈræm.fəs/
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
amphi-
/ˈæm.fi/
Greek, “amphi, both/around”
IPA from Wiktionary
What the name means
The name is derived from Greek κύκνος, kyknos, "swan" and ράμφος, ramphos, "beak", in reference to the snout shape.
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