How do you use Holdfasts in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Holdfasts meaning
plural of holdfast
Using Holdfasts
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of holdfast
Context around Holdfasts
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Holdfasts
- In this selection, "holdfasts" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 31.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kelp and greek stand out and add context to how "holdfasts" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in their holdfasts greek τρῆμα and on kelp holdfasts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "holdfasts" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with holdfasts
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The limpet Nacella kerguelensis is abundant in the lower part of the shore, being found on rock surfaces and on kelp holdfasts. (22 words)
Trematoda main Life cycle of the diagenean Metagonimus These parasites' name refers to the cavities in their holdfasts (Greek τρῆμα, hole), which resemble suckers and anchor them within their hosts. (30 words)
A terrestrial Geonemertes sp. on a rotting log, from Mindanao Island, the Philippines Most nemerteans are marine animals that burrow in sediments, lurk in crevices between shells, stones or the holdfasts of algae or sessile animals. (36 words)
Tyrannosaurid teeth were used as holdfasts for pulling flesh off a body, so when a tyrannosaur pulled back on a piece of meat, the tension could cause a purely crack-like serration to spread through the tooth. (37 words)
A terrestrial Geonemertes sp. on a rotting log, from Mindanao Island, the Philippines Most nemerteans are marine animals that burrow in sediments, lurk in crevices between shells, stones or the holdfasts of algae or sessile animals. (36 words)
Trematoda main Life cycle of the diagenean Metagonimus These parasites' name refers to the cavities in their holdfasts (Greek τρῆμα, hole), which resemble suckers and anchor them within their hosts. (30 words)
Example sentences (4)
A terrestrial Geonemertes sp. on a rotting log, from Mindanao Island, the Philippines Most nemerteans are marine animals that burrow in sediments, lurk in crevices between shells, stones or the holdfasts of algae or sessile animals.
The limpet Nacella kerguelensis is abundant in the lower part of the shore, being found on rock surfaces and on kelp holdfasts.
Trematoda main Life cycle of the diagenean Metagonimus These parasites' name refers to the cavities in their holdfasts (Greek τρῆμα, hole), which resemble suckers and anchor them within their hosts.
Tyrannosaurid teeth were used as holdfasts for pulling flesh off a body, so when a tyrannosaur pulled back on a piece of meat, the tension could cause a purely crack-like serration to spread through the tooth.