Explore Alcidae through 4 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Alcidae in a sentence
Synonyms of Alcidae
Using Alcidae
- Useful related words include: family alcidae, bird family.
- In the example corpus, alcidae often appears in combinations such as: the alcidae.
Context around Alcidae
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Alcidae
- In this selection, "alcidae" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pan, auks, aves and although stand out and add context to how "alcidae" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include of the alcidae aves charadriiformes and tetraoninae auks alcidae and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "alcidae" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with alcidae
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Holarctic has four endemic families: divers (Gaviidae), grouse (Tetraoninae), auks (Alcidae), and the waxwings (Bombycillidae). (16 words)
Evolution of body mass in the Pan-Alcidae (Aves, Charadriiformes): the effects of combining neontological and paleontological data. (18 words)
Two very fragmentary fossils are often assigned to the Alcidae, although this may not be correct: Hydrotherikornis (late Eocene ) and Petralca (Late Oligocene ). (23 words)
Sergio L. Pereira, Allan J. Baker (2008) "DNA evidence for a Paleocene origin of the Alcidae (Aves: Charadriiformes) in the Pacific and multiple dispersals across northern oceans". (27 words)
Two very fragmentary fossils are often assigned to the Alcidae, although this may not be correct: Hydrotherikornis (late Eocene ) and Petralca (Late Oligocene ). (23 words)
Evolution of body mass in the Pan-Alcidae (Aves, Charadriiformes): the effects of combining neontological and paleontological data. (18 words)
Example sentences (4)
Evolution of body mass in the Pan-Alcidae (Aves, Charadriiformes): the effects of combining neontological and paleontological data.
Sergio L. Pereira, Allan J. Baker (2008) "DNA evidence for a Paleocene origin of the Alcidae (Aves: Charadriiformes) in the Pacific and multiple dispersals across northern oceans".
The Holarctic has four endemic families: divers (Gaviidae), grouse (Tetraoninae), auks (Alcidae), and the waxwings (Bombycillidae).
Two very fragmentary fossils are often assigned to the Alcidae, although this may not be correct: Hydrotherikornis (late Eocene ) and Petralca (Late Oligocene ).
Common combinations with alcidae
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: