How many syllables in cochlea?

There are 2 syllables in the word cochlea.

How to pronounce cochlea:

cochlea (noun):: the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti.; a hollow tube in the inner ear of higher vertebrates that is usually coiled like a snail shell and contains the sensory organ of hearing see ear illustration

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