Art: Joschua Knüppe
Xericeps is pronounced ZER-i-seps.
/ˈzɛr.ɪ.sɪps/
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.
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What the name means
The name Xericeps comes from the Ancient Greek: ξερός - meaning dry, referencing the Sahara Desert, in which the pterosaur was first found, and the Latin: cep from capere, meaning "to catch" - alluding to the creature's forceps-like beak.