How many syllables in marsupial?

There are 4 syllables in the word marsupial.

How to pronounce marsupial:

marsupial (noun):: mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried.; any of an order (marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young

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