How many syllables in gerbil?

There are 2 syllables in the word gerbil.

Divide gerbil into syllables:

gerbil (noun):: noun. small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping.; any of numerous old world burrowing desert rodents (gerbillus and related genera) with long hind legs adapted for leaping

gerbille

gerbillinae

gnawer

jird

meriones longifrons

meriones unguiculatus

rodent

sand rat

subfamily gerbillinae

tamarisk gerbil

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