Raeticodactylus

ree-ti-koh-DAK-til-us

Raeticodactylus is pronounced ree-ti-koh-DAK-til-us.

/ˌriː.tɪ.kəˈdæk.tɪl.əs/

Capitals mark the stressed syllable.

This pronunciation is built from the Greek and Latin roots of the name, following the usual English way of saying scientific names. The audio is a synthesized voice reading the name, so it can differ slightly from the respelling.

What the name means

From Raetia, the old Roman name for the Alpine region of eastern Switzerland where it was found (the same root as the Rhaetian Alps), plus Greek daktylos, "finger".

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