Hyphenation of decapod

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

de-ca-pod

Definitions of decapod:

1.	Crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
2.	Cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones

Synonyms of decapod:

noun	decapod crustacean, crustacean
noun	cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk

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