SW livestock pronounciations

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jstdv8

Guest
looks like its said ohh-cell-are-is
I thought for sure it was something more like ock-sail-are is
boy was I off
 
teresaq

teresaq

Active Member
Flower, I always say fuuuuuss - cuss but I think I will ask Dan, though Cranberry and saxman should know
 
sparty059

sparty059

Active Member
I'm going to refrence this from now on. Whenever I go into my LFS I say, I'm looking for... hm... I can't remember, it's some type of clown fish, but I can't remember what it is... starts with an O I think... just so I don't sound like an idiot trying to pronounce it haha.
 
btldreef

btldreef

Moderator
I believe ocellaris is pronounced "ah-sah-lah-ris" At least that's the only way I've ever heard it pronounced.
 
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saxman

Guest
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/pronunciation.htm
The preceding is a pretty simple guide that should get you "close" in terms of pronouncing binomial nomenclature.
Since I speak Spanish, which is derived from Latin, I have a bad habit of using "Spanish vowels" in the pronunciation of binomials. For instance, in Spanish, the letter "I" is pronounced as a long "E", however, in Latin it's pronounced as a long "I" (example: Hippocampus reidi ("reed-eye")...I used to call them "reed-ee").
I thought I had a better reference, but it may be at home on my laptop...I'll try to remember to check.
 
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