Hyphenation of Parasites

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Parasites? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

Par-a-sites

Definitions of Parasites:

1.	An animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant) It obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
2.	A follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.