Hyphenation of ostracod

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

os-tra-cod

Definitions of ostracod:

1.	Tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell

Synonyms of ostracod:

noun	seed shrimp, mussel shrimp, crustacean

Last hyphenations of this language

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