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coelacanth
/ˈsiləˌkænθ/
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SEE-luh-kanth: the initial coe sounds like see.
The main stress falls on SEE, with a smaller beat on KANTH. Finish with n followed by the unvoiced th of “thin.”
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The fossil was identified as a relative of the coelacanth.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does coelacanth mean?
noun
- Any of the class Actinistia of primitive lobe-finned fish in the order Coelacanthiformes—thought to have been extinct for 70 million years until a living specimen was discovered in 1938. Most species are large and plump and they all have bodies covered in tough elasmoid scales that act as armor.
- Either of the two extant species in this group; the West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) or the Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis).
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/ˈsiləˌkænθ/
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