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

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Dragonfish in a sentence

Dragonfish meaning

  1. Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
  2. Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae:
  3. Sculptured seamoth (Pegasus lancifer).

Using Dragonfish

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey. | Other fish thought to resemble dragons or fish of the family Stomiidae: | Sculptured seamoth (Pegasus lancifer).

Context around Dragonfish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

scaleless 1×

Sentence patterns with Dragonfish

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

of one dragonfish and gave 1× the scaleless dragonfish are native 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dr deheyn chopped 1× the grammatostomias flagellibarba 1×

Common sentence endings:

in saarbrücken germany 1× to these waters 1×

Words around Dragonfish

Just before it in the word index:

dragonfire 3 dragonex 13 dragonetti 4 dragones 3 dragoner 2 dragone 2

Just after it in the word index:

dragonflies 48 dragonflight 6 dragonfly 81 dragonfruit 2 dragongate 3 dragonglass 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Dragonfish

  • In this selection, "dragonfish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, scaleless stand out and add context to how "dragonfish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of one dragonfish and gave and the scaleless dragonfish are native. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dragonfish" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dragonfish

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

The Grammatostomias flagellibarba commonly known as the scaleless dragonfish are native to these waters. (14 words)

Dr. Deheyn chopped off the head of one dragonfish, and gave a sample to Dr. Meyer to analyze with his colleagues at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials, in Saarbrücken, Germany. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

Dr. Deheyn chopped off the head of one dragonfish, and gave a sample to Dr. Meyer to analyze with his colleagues at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials, in Saarbrücken, Germany. (31 words)

The Grammatostomias flagellibarba commonly known as the scaleless dragonfish are native to these waters. (14 words)

Example sentences (2)

Dr. Deheyn chopped off the head of one dragonfish, and gave a sample to Dr. Meyer to analyze with his colleagues at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials, in Saarbrücken, Germany.

The Grammatostomias flagellibarba commonly known as the scaleless dragonfish are native to these waters.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dragonfish" in a sentence?
An example: "Dr. Deheyn chopped off the head of one dragonfish, and gave a sample to Dr. Meyer to analyze with his colleagues at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials, in Saarbrücken, Germany." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "dragonfish" from authentic English texts.
What does "dragonfish" mean?
Dragonfish means: Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
How many example sentences with "dragonfish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "dragonfish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.