Tacuadactylus

ta-ku-a-DAK-til-us

Tacuadactylus is pronounced ta-ku-a-DAK-til-us.

/təˌkʌ.əˈdæk.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

The generic name combines a reference to the location of the discovery with a Greek daktylos, "finger", a usual suffix in the names of pterosaurs.

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