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coelacanth

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "coelacanth" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
2syllables

coelacanth

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

coelacanth is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, coelacanth is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofcoelacanth

1noun
  • Either of two species of deep-water fish, Latimeria chalumnae of the Indian Ocean and Latimeria menadoensis of Indonesia.
  • Any lobe-finned fish in the order Coelacanthiformes, thought until 1938 to have been extinct for 70 million years.
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