Where Do I Start With Pronouncing Scientific Names?

[jasonhernandez74]

@benkendrick

Phonetically correct is generally all people ask for.

Even that can be open to question. The phenomenon of Batesian mimicry is named after Henry Bates, so that means that it is pronounced “BATES-i-an.” But based on the spelling alone, it would seem to phonetically rhyme with artesian – as in “ba-TEE-sian.”