Hyphenation of amphibian

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

am-phib-ian

Definitions of amphibian:

1.	A flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
2.	An airplane designed to take off and land on water
3.	Cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water Aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
4.	Relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia

Synonyms of amphibian:

adj	amphibious, class
noun	amphibious vehicle, motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
noun	amphibious aircraft, airplane, aeroplane, plane
noun	vertebrate, craniate

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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.