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Quetzalcoatlus is pronounced kwet-sal-koh-AHT-lus.
/ˌkwɛt.səl.koʊˈɑːt.ləs/
Capitals mark the stressed syllable.
The audio is a synthesized voice reading the respelling.
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What the name means
The generic name refers to the Aztec serpent god of the sky, Quetzalcōātl, while the specific name honors Jack Northrop, designer of a tailless fixed-wing aircraft.
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