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Explore Ferruginous through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Ferruginous in a sentence

Ferruginous meaning

  1. Containing iron.
  2. Rusty.
  3. Rust-colored.

Using Ferruginous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Containing iron. | Rusty. | Rust-colored.
  • In the example corpus, ferruginous often appears in combinations such as: ferruginous hawk.

Context around Ferruginous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

hawk 2× pygmy 1×

Sentence patterns with Ferruginous

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

is a ferruginous hawk 1× past the ferruginous pygmy owl 1× there including ferruginous hawk chestnut 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

i would say 1× once inside i 1× recent wildlife surveys 1×

Common sentence endings:

a ferruginous hawk 1× air stream habitat 1× and american badger 1×

Words around Ferruginous

Just before it in the word index:

ferruccio 4 ferrucci 6 ferrovie 2 ferrovial 4 ferrous 49 ferrosilicon 4

Just after it in the word index:

ferrules 3 ferrum 10 ferry 1.322 ferrybank 5 ferryboat 5 ferryboats 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Ferruginous

  • In this selection, "ferruginous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hawk and pygmy stand out and add context to how "ferruginous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include is a ferruginous hawk and past the ferruginous pygmy owl. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ferruginous" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ferruginous

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

I would say this is a Ferruginous Hawk. (8 words)

Recent wildlife surveys have revealed 27 species of concern living there, including ferruginous hawk, chestnut-collared longspur and American badger. (20 words)

Once inside, I head past the ferruginous pygmy-owl enclosures and the black-footed ferret breeding center to the open-air stream habitat. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

Once inside, I head past the ferruginous pygmy-owl enclosures and the black-footed ferret breeding center to the open-air stream habitat. (23 words)

Recent wildlife surveys have revealed 27 species of concern living there, including ferruginous hawk, chestnut-collared longspur and American badger. (20 words)

I would say this is a Ferruginous Hawk. (8 words)

Example sentences (3)

Once inside, I head past the ferruginous pygmy-owl enclosures and the black-footed ferret breeding center to the open-air stream habitat.

Recent wildlife surveys have revealed 27 species of concern living there, including ferruginous hawk, chestnut-collared longspur and American badger.

I would say this is a Ferruginous Hawk.

Common combinations with ferruginous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ferruginous" in a sentence?
An example: "Once inside, I head past the ferruginous pygmy-owl enclosures and the black-footed ferret breeding center to the open-air stream habitat." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "ferruginous" from authentic English texts.
What does "ferruginous" mean?
Ferruginous means: Containing iron.
How many example sentences with "ferruginous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "ferruginous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.