Palaeocursornis is pronounced pay-lee-oh-kur-SOR-nis.
/ˌpeɪ.liːˌoʊ.kərˈsɔːr.nɪs/
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
palaeo-
/ˈpeɪ.li.oʊ/
Greek, “palaios, old/ancient”
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ornitho-
/ˈɔːr.nɪ.θoʊ/
Greek, “ornis, bird”
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