How many syllables in katydid?

There are 3 syllables in the word katydid.

How to pronounce katydid:

katydid (noun):: large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings.; any of various large green american long-horned grasshoppers usually having stridulating organs on the forewings of the males that produce a loud shrill sound

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