Nicorhynchus is pronounced ni-koh-RINK-us.
/ˌnɪ.kəˈrɪŋk.əs/
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 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”
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What the name means
Nicorhynchus (meaning "knucker snout", in reference to its likely ecology) is a genus of anhanguerid pterosaur from the Cretaceous period.