Explore Glaucus through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Glaucus in a sentence
Glaucus meaning
- Any member of the genus Glaucus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea, strikingly colored with blue and silvery white.
- A desert lime (Citrus glauca), a thorny shrub species endemic to semi-arid regions of Australia.
Using Glaucus
- The main meaning on this page is: Any member of the genus Glaucus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea, strikingly colored with blue and silvery white. | A desert lime (Citrus glauca), a thorny shrub species endemic to semi-arid regions of Australia.
Context around Glaucus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glaucus
- In this selection, "glaucus" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seller, fund, resurrect, atlanticus, research and slammed stand out and add context to how "glaucus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include glaucus accuses hector and glaucus then takes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glaucus" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glaucus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Glaucus accuses Hector of cowardice for not challenging Ajax. (9 words)
Following this example, Polyidus used the same herb to resurrect Glaucus. (11 words)
Minos demanded Glaucus be brought back to life, though Polyidus objected. (11 words)
According to regulatory filings, its money-losing investments in 2016 included stakes in Tech Pro Technology Development., which sank 90 per cent after a critical report from short-seller Glaucus Research, and Kingbo Strike, which tumbled 82 per cent. (39 words)
Up until the end of the 1950s, the most commonly caught commercial fish (more than 50% of the commercial catch) was a subspecies of the walleye known as the blue walleye (Sander vitreus glaucus) sometimes erroneously called "blue pike". (39 words)
Polyidus of Argos observed the similarity of a newborn calf in Minos' herd, colored white and red and black, to the ripening of the fruit of the bramble plant, and so Minos sent him to find Glaucus. (37 words)
Example sentences (12)
The scientific name for blue dragons is the Glaucus atlanticus sea slug, according to the outlet.
According to regulatory filings, its money-losing investments in 2016 included stakes in Tech Pro Technology Development., which sank 90 per cent after a critical report from short-seller Glaucus Research, and Kingbo Strike, which tumbled 82 per cent.
Earlier last year Mr Wiechert's former short-selling hedge fund Glaucus slammed Brisbane-based Blue Sky Alternative Investments over the value of its assets, the group's performance and its fees.
Following this example, Polyidus used the same herb to resurrect Glaucus.
Glaucus accuses Hector of cowardice for not challenging Ajax.
Glaucus then takes her corpse to a crystal palace at the bottom of the ocean where lie the bodies of all lovers who have died at sea.
Homer, following the sound of goats, was beset by the herd dogs, and rescued by the herder, Glaucus.
Inside the wine-cellar was a cask of honey, with Glaucus dead inside.
Minos demanded Glaucus be brought back to life, though Polyidus objected.
Polyidus did so, but then, at the last moment before leaving, he asked Glaucus to spit in his mouth.
Polyidus of Argos observed the similarity of a newborn calf in Minos' herd, colored white and red and black, to the ripening of the fruit of the bramble plant, and so Minos sent him to find Glaucus.
Up until the end of the 1950s, the most commonly caught commercial fish (more than 50% of the commercial catch) was a subspecies of the walleye known as the blue walleye (Sander vitreus glaucus) sometimes erroneously called "blue pike".