Hyphenation of polecat

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

pole-cat

Definitions of polecat:

1.	American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled In some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
2.	Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

Synonyms of polecat:

noun	skunk, wood pussy, musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline
noun	fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius, musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline

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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.