How many syllables in pterosaur?

There are 3 syllables in the word pterosaur.

How to pronounce pterosaur:

pterosaur (noun):: noun. an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb.; any of an order (pterosauria) of extinct flying reptiles existing from the late triassic throughout the jurassic and most of the cretaceous and having a featherless wing membrane extending from the side of the body along the arm to the end of the greatly elongated fourth digit

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