How many syllables in thyroid?

There are 2 syllables in the word thyroid.

Divide thyroid into syllables:

thyroid (noun):: noun. unfermented or fermenting malt.; a large bilobed endocrine gland of vertebrates lying at the anterior base of the neck and producing especially the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine

herb

thyroid gland

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