Hyphenation of cocoons

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word cocoons? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

co-coons

Definitions of cocoons:

1.	Silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
2.	Retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings She loves to stay at home and cocoon
3.	Wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection

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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.