How Do You Spell SYLVACAECILIA?

Pronunciation: [sˌɪlve͡ɪkiːsˈɪli͡ə] (IPA)

"Sylvacaecilia" is a compound word comprised of two Latin roots, "silva" meaning "forest" and "caecilia" meaning "blind worm". The correct spelling of the word is pronounced /sil-vuh-seh-sil-ee-uh/, with the stress on the second syllable. The phonetic transcription shows that there is an extra "a" in the first syllable, and the final "ia" is pronounced as "ee-uh". The word refers to a type of legless amphibian that is found exclusively in forests.