How many syllables in butterfly?

There are 3 syllables in the word butterfly.

Divide butterfly into syllables:

butterfly (noun):: any of numerous slender-bodied diurnal lepidopteran insects including one superfamily (papilionoidea) with broad often brightly colored wings and usually another superfamily comprising the skippers

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