Infernodrakon

in-FUR-noh-dray-kon

Art: Joschua Knüppe

Infernodrakon is pronounced in-FUR-noh-dray-kon.

/ɪnˈfɜːr.noʊˌdreɪ.kɑːn/

Capitals mark the stressed syllable.

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What the name means

The generic name, Infernodrakon, combines the Italian word inferno (derived from the Latin infernus), meaning "hell", after the discovery of the holotype in the Hell Creek Formation, with the Ancient Greek δράκων (drakon), meaning "dragon".

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