How many syllables in bites?

There is 1 syllable in the word bites.

Divide bites into syllables:

bites (verb):: to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, or wound; (of animals or insects) to injure by puncturing (the skin) with the teeth or fangs

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