fu-pla'hinek-zehl

notochord

Pronunciation

fuplɐʔhinɛkzɛ̆l

Sound out fu-pla'hinek-zehl letter by letter:

• fff as in 'far'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
• lll as in 'love'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• hhh as in 'hat'
• iiee as in 'see'
• nnn as in 'no'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• zzz as in 'zoo'
• ehɛ̆e as in 'bet', clipped short
• lll as in 'love'

a flexible rodlike structure that forms the main support of the body in the lowest chordates, such as the lancelet; a primitive backbone