How many syllables in termites?

There are 2 syllables in the word termites.

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termites (noun):: 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

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