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lanternfish

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

2 syllables

11 characters

English (US)

Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “lanternfish” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.

2syllables

lanternfish

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

lanternfish 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, lanternfish is hyphenated as:

Definitions oflanternfish

1noun

Any of small, deep sea fish of the large family Myctophidae, named after their conspicuous use of bioluminescence.

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