On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Bittern. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as heron and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Bittern in a sentence
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Bittern meaning
Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
Synonyms of Bittern
Using Bittern
- The main meaning on this page is: Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
- Useful related words include: heron.
Context around Bittern
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bittern
- In this selection, "bittern" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, estimate, lake, australasian, numbers, lake and botaurus stand out and add context to how "bittern" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include mitten lake bittern lake nine and of a bittern in flight. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bittern" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bittern
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The bittern is filmed in Derbyshire, months after the bird bred in the county for the first time. (18 words)
The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for the recreation sites at Mitten Lake, Bittern Lake, Nine Bay and McLean Lake. (24 words)
The best spot for viewing the heronry is from the Coal Tips trail, and is also the best place to catch sight of a bittern in flight. (27 words)
Another connection to the bunyip is the shy Australasian bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus ).sfn During the breeding season, the male call of this marsh-dwelling bird is a "low pitched boom"; citation hence, it is occasionally called the "bunyip bird". (39 words)
Indeed, they hide so well in their reedbed homes that ornithologists can only estimate bittern numbers by counting the sources of the booming sounds made by males in summer. (29 words)
The best spot for viewing the heronry is from the Coal Tips trail, and is also the best place to catch sight of a bittern in flight. (27 words)
Example sentences (5)
The bittern is filmed in Derbyshire, months after the bird bred in the county for the first time.
Indeed, they hide so well in their reedbed homes that ornithologists can only estimate bittern numbers by counting the sources of the booming sounds made by males in summer.
The best spot for viewing the heronry is from the Coal Tips trail, and is also the best place to catch sight of a bittern in flight.
The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District has issued an evacuation alert for the recreation sites at Mitten Lake, Bittern Lake, Nine Bay and McLean Lake.
Another connection to the bunyip is the shy Australasian bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus ).sfn During the breeding season, the male call of this marsh-dwelling bird is a "low pitched boom"; citation hence, it is occasionally called the "bunyip bird".