Hyphenation of testudo

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

tes-tu-do

Definitions of testudo:

1.	A movable protective covering that provided protection from above Used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
2.	Type genus of the Testudinidae

Synonyms of testudo:

noun	protective covering, protective cover, protection
noun	Testudo, genus Testudo, reptile genus

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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.