How to pronounce scientific names

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How to pronounce scientific names

January 1, 2012, 5:42 pm

This stems from the discussion over at the Paratrechina-Nylanderia thread - http://antfarm.yuku.com/t...nderia-160#.TwCc1JjlAUU . There are lots of opinions on this, but I observe that most English...

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Re: How to pronounce scientific names

January 3, 2012, 5:05 pm

Or, you can just pronounce them in any understandable way you like, but it must reflect every letter of the spelling, and (channeling AntDude) your spelling better be correct.

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Re: How to pronounce scientific names

January 6, 2012, 7:12 am

Thanks, I don't have to kill my way through them anymore.

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Re: How to pronounce scientific names

April 7, 2013, 12:23 am

This is going to be a big help.

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Re: How to pronounce scientific names

March 20, 2014, 5:26 am

Especially the suffixes-idae-inaeDoes the sound of ae change if it is initial or final? Because I can accept for-MIK-i-dee, but I cannot believe than Athena carried the EE-jus. (Aegis)(Dear Lord, it...

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Re: How to pronounce scientific names

March 20, 2014, 5:33 am

I would suppose that the subfamily myrmicinae (meer-MIK-i-nee) is composed of myrmicine (MEER-mi-seen) ants, since I am switching to English to create the adjective. Feedback?Truth is, we need a...

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