How Do You Pronounce Diplodocuses?

Visitors to the National History Museum often ask for the correct pronunciation of Dippy's full name. "Our lead scientist prefers DIP-low-DOCK-us, but it's a word that you can't say wrong, basically," a spokeswoman says.

Is it pronounced diplodocus or diplodocus?

Apparently it is correct to say 'dip-LOD-er-cus' because it is how the Americans say it, and the first diplodocus was discovered by paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh - who named the species - in 1878 in Colorado. So 'dip-LOD-er-cus' is how Marsh said it and how it is pronounced in the US today.

How do u pronounce Coelophysis?

Coelophysis is pronounced “See-low-fy-sis”, it might be spelt with a “C” but in reality, the “C sound” is soft and “See-low-fy-sis” is how this dinosaur should be pronounced.