Hyphenation of tortoiseshell

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

tor-toise-shell

Synonyms of tortoiseshell:

noun	horn
noun	tortoiseshell butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly
noun	tortoiseshell-cat, calico cat, domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus

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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.