How many syllables in mallard?

There are 2 syllables in the word mallard.

Divide mallard into syllables:

mallard (noun):: wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed.; a common and widely distributed wild duck (anas platyrhynchos) of the northern hemisphere the males of which have a green head and white-ringed neck and which is the source of the domestic ducks

anas

anas platyrhynchos

duck

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