How many syllables in planula?

There are 3 syllables in the word planula.

How to pronounce planula:

planula (noun):: noun. colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant.; the very young usually flattened oval or oblong free-swimming ciliated larva of a cnidarian

cnidarian

coelenterate

hydra

hydroid

hydrozoa

planula

sertularian

siphonophore

bug

chrysalis

creepy-crawly

grub

imago

larva

maggot

naiad

nymph

pupa

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