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Hairstreak in a sentence

Hairstreak meaning

Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.

Synonyms of Hairstreak

hairstreak butterfly lycaenid lycaenid butterfly

Related words

Other words often associated with Hairstreak or its synonyms:

butterfly

Using Hairstreak

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
  • Useful related words include: hairstreak butterfly, lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly.
  • In the example corpus, hairstreak often appears in combinations such as: hairstreak and, white-letter hairstreak.

Context around Hairstreak

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

letter 2× gray 1× brown 1× acadian 1× striped 1×

Often after:

nectars 1×

Sentence patterns with Hairstreak

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

blue brown hairstreak and grizzled 1× ever striped hairstreak in their 1× fresh acadian hairstreak nectars on 1× sulphur gray hairstreak and question 1× white letter hairstreak a diminutive 1× white letter hairstreak with a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the white letter 2× a very fresh 1× jim and susan 1× last year an 1× other migrating butterflies 1×

Common sentence endings:

and grizzled skipper 1× and question mark 1× its caterpillars feed 1× nectars on thistle 1× on cass lake 1× on its underside 1×

Words around Hairstreak

Just before it in the word index:

hairston 25 hairsprings 2 hairspray 32 hairsplitting 4 hairs 209 hairr 2

Just after it in the word index:

hairstyle 174 hairstyles 110 hairstyling 21 hairstylist 59 hairstylists 20 hairy 131

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Hairstreak

  • In this selection, "hairstreak" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, letter, gray, brown and nectars stand out and add context to how "hairstreak" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include blue brown hairstreak and grizzled and ever striped hairstreak in their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hairstreak" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hairstreak

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

A very fresh acadian hairstreak nectars on thistle. (8 words)

The white-letter hairstreak, with a distinctive letter W on its underside. (12 words)

Other migrating butterflies include American Snout, Painted & American Ladies, Red Admiral, Common Buckeye, Orange Sulphur, Gray Hairstreak and Question Mark. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

The white-letter hairstreak, a diminutive dark butterfly with a white W on its underside, has declined by 93% since the 1970s because Dutch elm disease has destroyed the trees on which its caterpillars feed. (35 words)

Last year an ecological survey at Pyecombe Golf Club discovered 34 species of butterfly, including rare species such as the Adonis blue, brown hairstreak and grizzled skipper. (27 words)

Jim and Susan Hengeveld, from Indiana, this year reported their first-ever striped hairstreak in their cabin yard on Cass Lake. (21 words)

Example sentences (6)

Other migrating butterflies include American Snout, Painted & American Ladies, Red Admiral, Common Buckeye, Orange Sulphur, Gray Hairstreak and Question Mark.

Last year an ecological survey at Pyecombe Golf Club discovered 34 species of butterfly, including rare species such as the Adonis blue, brown hairstreak and grizzled skipper.

A very fresh acadian hairstreak nectars on thistle.

Jim and Susan Hengeveld, from Indiana, this year reported their first-ever striped hairstreak in their cabin yard on Cass Lake.

The white-letter hairstreak, a diminutive dark butterfly with a white W on its underside, has declined by 93% since the 1970s because Dutch elm disease has destroyed the trees on which its caterpillars feed.

The white-letter hairstreak, with a distinctive letter W on its underside.

Common combinations with hairstreak

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hairstreak" in a sentence?
An example: "Other migrating butterflies include American Snout, Painted & American Ladies, Red Admiral, Common Buckeye, Orange Sulphur, Gray Hairstreak and Question Mark." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "hairstreak" from authentic English texts.
What does "hairstreak" mean?
Hairstreak means: Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
What are synonyms of "hairstreak"?
Common synonyms of "hairstreak" include: hairstreak butterfly, lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly.
How many example sentences with "hairstreak" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "hairstreak", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.