Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quetzalcoatlus

/kɛtsəlkoʊˈætləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
quet-zal-coatlus
IPA
/kɛtsəlkoʊˈætləs/
34
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.

Etymology

From the genus name Quetzalcoatlus, based on Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl.

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce quetzalcoatlus?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɛtsəlkoʊˈætləs/.
What does quetzalcoatlus mean?
A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
Where does quetzalcoatlus come from?
From the genus name Quetzalcoatlus, based on Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl.

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