Samrukia

sam-ROO-kee-a

Samrukia is pronounced sam-ROO-kee-a.

/sæmˈruː.kiː.ə/

Capitals mark the stressed syllable.

This pronunciation follows 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

The species is named after Lev Nessov, a paleontologist, and the genus is named after Samruk, a magical bird of Kazakh folklore.

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