How many syllables in turtle?

There are 2 syllables in the word turtle.

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Definition of turtle:

turtle (noun):: any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming.; any of an order (testudines synonym chelonia) of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles that have a toothless horny beak and a shell of bony dermal plates usually covered with horny shields enclosing the trunk and into which the head, limbs, and tail usually may be withdrawn

Synonyms for turtle:

box tortoise

box turtle

carapace

chelonian

chelonian reptile

chrysemys picta

cuticle

marine turtle

mud turtle

painted terrapin

painted tortoise

painted turtle

pancake turtle

plastron

polo-neck

pseudemys concinna

pseudemys rubriventris

pseudemys scripta

red-bellied terrapin

red-bellied turtle

redbelly

river cooter

sea turtle

shell

shield

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