How many syllables in ruminants?

There are 3 syllables in the word ruminants.

Divide ruminants into syllables:

ruminants (noun):: an animal that chews the cud; an herbivorous, even-toed, hoofed mammal (suborder ruminantia and tylopoda) that has a complex 3- or 4-chambered stomach

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