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Pterodaustro is pronounced ter-oh-DOWS-tro.
/ˌtɛr.ʌˈdaʊs.troʊ/
Capitals mark the stressed syllable.
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
ptero-
/ˈtɛr.oʊ/
Greek, “pteron, wing”
IPA from Wiktionary
What the name means
Pterodaustro (from Greek pteron, 'wing' and Latin auster, 'south') is a genus of ctenochasmatid pterodactyloid pterosaur from South America.
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