Peteinosaurus

peh-tie-noh-SOR-us

Peteinosaurus is pronounced peh-tie-noh-SOR-us.

/pəˌtaɪ.noʊˈsɔːr.əs/

Capitals mark the stressed syllable.

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Where the name comes from

sauro-
/ˈsɔːr.oʊ/
Greek, “sauros, lizard”
IPA from Wiktionary

What the name means

The genus name is derived from Greek peteinos, "winged" and sauros, "lizard", the latter being used to indicate any saurian.

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