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Rhamphorhynchus is pronounced ram-foh-RINK-us.
/ˌræm.fəˈrɪŋk.əs/
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
amphi-
/ˈæm.fi/
Greek, “amphi, both/around”
IPA from Wiktionary
-rhynchus
/ˈrɪŋ.kəs/
Greek, “rhynchos, snout/beak”
IPA generated by rule
What the name means
Rhamphorhynchus (, from Ancient Greek rhamphos meaning "beak" and rhynchus meaning "snout") is a genus of long-tailed pterosaurs in the Jurassic period.
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