Moss Spelling Dictionary

anthoceras, a near miss with a reason

heard as anthoceras

spelled anthoceros

Anthoceros, with o in the last syllable.

What the ear did

This one is a near miss with a good reason behind it. The Greek word for horn is keras, ending in as, and the genus takes the masculine form -ceros instead, as in rhinoceros, the nose-horn.

Sound decision: an unstressed vowel blurring. Said an-THOSS-er-oss.

A-N-T-H-O-C-E-R-O-S

The full entry for anthoceros covers the name itself.

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