How many syllables in ophiuchus?

There are 4 syllables in the word ophiuchus.

How to pronounce ophiuchus:

ophiuchus (noun):: a large northern constellation that is visible between the constellations of scutum and hercules and that is represented by the figure of a man grasping a snake (the constellation serpens)

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