How many syllables in termite?

There are 2 syllables in the word termite.

Divide termite into syllables:

termite (noun):: whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood.; any of numerous pale-colored soft-bodied social insects (order isoptera) that live in colonies consisting usually of winged sexual forms, wingless sterile workers, and soldiers, feed on wood, and include some which are very destructive to wooden structures and trees

insect

isoptera

mastotermes darwiniensis

mastotermes electrodominicus

mastotermes electromexicus

order isoptera

reticulitermes flanipes

reticulitermes lucifugus

white ant

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