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Pterofiltrus is pronounced ter-oh-FIL-trus.
/ˌtɛr.ʌˈfɪl.trəs/
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
The generic name is derived from Greek πτερόν, pteron, "wing", and a Mediaeval Latin filtrum, "felt" or "filter", in reference to the dentition.
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