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pterosaur

How many syllables in pterosaur?

  3 syllables

Divide pterosaur into syllables:   pter-o-saur
Stressed syllable in pterosaur:   pter-o-saur
How to pronounce pterosaur:   ter-uh-sawr
How to say pterosaur:

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