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Alosa is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Alosa in a sentence

Alosa meaning

shad

Synonyms of Alosa

genus alosa fish genus

Related words

Other words often associated with Alosa or its synonyms:

genus

Using Alosa

  • The main meaning on this page is: shad
  • Useful related words include: genus alosa, fish genus.

Context around Alosa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

alewife 1× shad 1×

Often after:

pseudoharengus 1× sapidissima 1×

Sentence patterns with Alosa

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

american shad alosa sapidissima 13 1× example alewife alosa pseudoharengus a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another example alewife 1× in oregon s 1×

Common sentence endings:

carpio 10 8 1× highly altered landscapes 1×

Words around Alosa

Just before it in the word index:

alorica 4 alordiah 2 alordia 2 alor 11 alopecia 29 aloofness 19

Just after it in the word index:

alot 70 alotaibi 2 alotau 2 alou 13 aloud 281 alouette 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Alosa

  • In this selection, "alosa" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, alewife, shad, pseudoharengus and sapidissima stand out and add context to how "alosa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include american shad alosa sapidissima 13 and example alewife alosa pseudoharengus a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "alosa" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with alosa

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Another example: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), a type of anadromous river herring found in the northwest Atlantic that today are found in highly altered landscapes. (24 words)

In Oregon's Columbia River Estuary, the most significant prey species were largescale suckers (Catostomus macrocheilus) (17.3% of the prey selected there), American shad (Alosa sapidissima; 13%) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio; 10.8%). (35 words)

Longer example sentences

In Oregon's Columbia River Estuary, the most significant prey species were largescale suckers (Catostomus macrocheilus) (17.3% of the prey selected there), American shad (Alosa sapidissima; 13%) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio; 10.8%). (35 words)

Another example: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), a type of anadromous river herring found in the northwest Atlantic that today are found in highly altered landscapes. (24 words)

Example sentences (2)

Another example: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), a type of anadromous river herring found in the northwest Atlantic that today are found in highly altered landscapes.

In Oregon's Columbia River Estuary, the most significant prey species were largescale suckers (Catostomus macrocheilus) (17.3% of the prey selected there), American shad (Alosa sapidissima; 13%) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio; 10.8%).

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "alosa" in a sentence?
An example: "Another example: Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), a type of anadromous river herring found in the northwest Atlantic that today are found in highly altered landscapes." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "alosa" from authentic English texts.
What does "alosa" mean?
Alosa means: shad
What are synonyms of "alosa"?
Common synonyms of "alosa" include: genus alosa, fish genus.
How many example sentences with "alosa" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "alosa", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.