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Pterodactylus is pronounced ter-oh-DAK-til-us.
/ˌtɛr.ʌˈdæk.tɪl.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
Pterodactylus (from Ancient Greek: πτεροδάκτυλος, romanized: pterodáktylos 'winged finger') is a genus of extinct pterosaurs.
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