Hyphenation of locust

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

lo-cust

Definitions of locust:

1.	Migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
2.	Hardwood from any of various locust trees
3.	Any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae

Synonyms of locust:

noun	short-horned grasshopper, acridid
noun	wood
noun	locust tree, tree

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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.