pronunciations
Jane Dillonaire
jdillonaire at rcn.com
Fri Jul 27 17:34:32 EDT 2001
According to Borror (in _Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms_), the
diphthong "ae" is pronounced as a long e - like in "Pete". By the way, I
find this book indispensable. Knowing the meaning of the roots helps me to
remember the species as well as the scientific name.
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