How many syllables in turtles?

There are 2 syllables in the word turtles.

Divide turtles into syllables:

turtles (noun):: 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plates usually covered with horny shields enclosing the trunk and into which the head, limbs, and tail usually may be withdrawn

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