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pterodactyl

How many syllables in pterodactyl?

  317248596 syllables

Divide pterodactyl into syllables:   pter-o-dac-tyl
Primary syllable stress:   pter-o-dac-tyl
Secondary syllable stress:   pter-o-dac-tyl
How to pronounce pterodactyl:   ter-uh-dak-til
How to say pterodactyl:

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