How to Pronounce "stegosaurus"
word
ˌstɛɡəˈsɔɹəs
steh-guh-SAWR-uhs
stˌɛɡəsˈɔːɹəs
steh-guh-SAW-ruhs
Definition
A stegosaurus is a large, plant-eating dinosaur from the Jurassic period, known for the row of bony plates along its back and spikes on its tail.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌstɛɡəˈsɔɹəs
British English
stˌɛɡəsˈɔːɹəs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
steh-guh-SAWR-uhs
UK
steh-guh-SAW-ruhs
Listen in Context
The stegosaurus had plates on its back.
My favorite dinosaur is the stegosaurus.
A stegosaurus ate only plants.
Did you know the stegosaurus had a brain as small as a walnut?