SW livestock pronounciations

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jstdv8

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Ok, so I thought it would be fun to hear the actual pronounciations of some of the things we talk about every day.
My first one I'm wondering about if Crocea clams. Is it Crow-See-ah?
If you have the answer go ahead and psot it. if you don't have the answer, but wondering abotu something esle you've heard ask away.
My favorite is copepods
one of my local fish store guys calls them cocopods LOL
It is my understanding that it is said Cope-pods
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by Jstdv8 http:///forum/thread/383588/sw-livestock-pronounciations#post_3355935
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Originally Posted by OfALegend http:///forum/thread/383588/sw-livestock-pronounciations#post_3355934
Ok, "Crocea" isn't there, but for Copepod: http://www.merriam-webster.com/audio.php?file=copepo01&word=copepod&text=%5C%3CSPAN%20class%3Dunicode%3E%CB%88%3C%2FSPAN%3Ek%C5%8D-p%C9%99-%3CSPAN%20class%3Dunicode%3E%CB%8C%3C%2FSPAN%3Ep%C3%A4d%5C
good stuff, so that guy pronounces it like cope-a- pod
Well I know that one at least I THINK I do: Copepod is pronounced
Co-pee-pod Co(long O) Pee (long E) Pod (short o)
I have asked about this one, but to date have gotten no answer.
Fuscus Seahorse? I have been saying Fuss-cuss
 
ladyreefseeker

ladyreefseeker

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O man, I say copepods like copo-pods. Not sure if it's right...
I take phone calls at swf and it is sooooo funny the things I hear! We don't make fun of people but we do giggle. My favorite ever was a favorite customer that talked about his cleaner walrus lol!

I have gotten the term "enema" for anemone. Anenome is VERY common.
Fish lingo is difficult in the beginning.
What is the correct pronunciation for copepods?
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by ladyreefseeker http:///forum/thread/383588/sw-livestock-pronounciations#post_3356067
O man, I say copepods like copo-pods. Not sure if it's right...
I take phone calls at swf and it is sooooo funny the things I hear! We don't make fun of people but we do giggle. My favorite ever was a favorite customer that talked about his cleaner walrus lol!
I have gotten the term "enema" for anemone. Anenome is VERY common.
Fish lingo is difficult in the beginning.
What is the correct pronunciation for copepods?
I was right...upside down e is a long EE sound
co·pe·pod play_w2("C0627800") (k
p
-p
d
)
n.
Any of numerous minute marine and freshwater crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda, having an elongated body and a forked tail.

[hr]
[From New Latin [tt]C
p
poda, order name : Greek [tt]k
p, oar; see kap-[/tt] in Indo-European roots + -poda[/tt], -pod.]
 
ofalegend

ofalegend

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Merriam-Webster pronounces it "cope-a-pod" (the link I posted above is an audio sounding of the word) :)
Fuscus is another one of those that's too species specific to be in Merriam-Webster :(
 
J

jstdv8

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yeah the E isnt drawn out it's more like almost an a sound cope - eh- pod sort of. According to the guy speaking on the websters site he linked
 
sueandherzoo

sueandherzoo

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I'll bet this word is pronounced at least 5 different ways: chaeto :)
One of the guys at my LFS who seems really knowledgable says it's pronounced "Kee to" (with a long "o" sound)
Sue
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by Jstdv8 http:///forum/thread/383588/sw-livestock-pronounciations#post_3356217
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Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/383588/sw-livestock-pronounciations#post_3356084
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Originally Posted by ladyreefseeker http:///forum/thread/383588/sw-livestock-pronounciations#post_3356082
copeeeeepod it is! I will say it the right way now lol!

LOL...Now what about the Fuscus seahorse? I can't find a thing on how to say that. It means "dark"
here ya go flower,
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fuscus
Fuss-kuss

LOL...The only saving grace is that everyone else is just as in the dark about how to say this stuff as we are. I was saying Chaeto the same like the Green hornets side kick...
 
tangs rule

tangs rule

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How bout Ocellaris? ? I have heard it pronounced about 5 different ways and I kinda say "ox-cell-airy" - but really not sure if that is correct
 
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