Jianchangopterus is pronounced jyen-chang-OP-ter-us.
/ˌdʒjɛn.tʃəŋˈɒp.tər.əs/
Capitals mark the stressed syllable.
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Where the name comes from
ptero-
/ˈtɛr.oʊ/
Greek, “pteron, wing”
IPA from Wiktionary
What the name means
Jianchangopterus (meaning "wing from Jianchang") is an extinct genus of rhamphorhynchid pterosaur from the Middle Jurassic of western Liaoning, China.
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