How Do You Spell ATHERURUS?
Pronunciation: [ˈaθəɹˌʊ͡əɹəs] (IPA) 
Atherurus is a term used to describe a genus of rodent which belongs to the family Erethizontidae. The word is pronounced as "æθɪrʊrʌs" using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The first syllable 'a' is pronounced as "æ" which represents an open front unrounded vowel sound. The second syllable 'ther' is pronounced as "θɪr" following a voiceless dental fricative sound. The suffix 'urus' is pronounced as "ʊrʌs" which represents an opening and closing mouth vowel sound, followed by an open-mid back unrounded vowel sound.
