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Hoverflies is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Hoverflies in a sentence

Hoverflies meaning

plural of hoverfly

Using Hoverflies

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of hoverfly
  • In the example corpus, hoverflies often appears in combinations such as: and hoverflies, in hoverflies.

Context around Hoverflies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

syrphidae 1× hatnote 1× flies 1×

Often after:

mating 1× butterflies 1×

Sentence patterns with Hoverflies

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

animals hatnote hoverflies mating most 1× bee flies hoverflies butterflies beetles 1× bees and hoverflies 1× butterflies and hoverflies are vital 1× family syrphidae hoverflies where the 1× observed in hoverflies 1× viruses in hoverflies 1× wasps and hoverflies 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a spokesperson for 1× an extreme example 1× animals hatnote hoverflies 1× bees butterflies and 1× most wallflowers are 1× the that looked 1×

Common sentence endings:

90 degree offset 1× bees and hoverflies 1× beetles and ants 1× for crop pollination 1× observed in hoverflies 1× single cell gametes 1×

Words around Hoverflies

Just before it in the word index:

hovered 104 hovercraft 30 hovercar 3 hoverboards 5 hoverboard 19 hover 181

Just after it in the word index:

hovering 285 hovers 72 hovertravel 5 hovey 5 hovhannisyan 7 hovi 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Hoverflies

  • In this selection, "hoverflies" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, syrphidae, hatnote, flies, mating and butterflies stand out and add context to how "hoverflies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include animals hatnote hoverflies mating most and bee flies hoverflies butterflies beetles. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hoverflies" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hoverflies

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

Bees, butterflies, and hoverflies are vital for crop pollination. (9 words)

The that looked at this topic found no evidence for bee viruses in hoverflies. (14 words)

Most wallflowers are pollinator-generalists, their flowers being visited by many different species of bees, bee flies, hoverflies, butterflies, beetles, and ants. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

A spokesperson for Wildlife Friendly Otley said: “It’s getting quieter at the garden as we head into autumn, but this summer we’ve seen a variety of insects, including meadow brown butterflies, shield bugs, bees and hoverflies. (38 words)

An extreme example of this trait is in the family Syrphidae (hoverflies), where the bulb of the haltere is positioned nearly perpendicular to the stalk. citation Flies typically hold their halteres at a 90 degree offset. (36 words)

That’s because ivy plants have huge value to wildlife and in late summer, provide a really important source of nectar and pollen for bees, wasps and hoverflies. (28 words)

Example sentences (8)

A spokesperson for Wildlife Friendly Otley said: “It’s getting quieter at the garden as we head into autumn, but this summer we’ve seen a variety of insects, including meadow brown butterflies, shield bugs, bees and hoverflies.

Bees, butterflies, and hoverflies are vital for crop pollination.

That’s because ivy plants have huge value to wildlife and in late summer, provide a really important source of nectar and pollen for bees, wasps and hoverflies.

There was variation between insect groups, bees and butterflies had shifted in synchrony with the plants, but this wasn't observed in hoverflies.

The that looked at this topic found no evidence for bee viruses in hoverflies.

An extreme example of this trait is in the family Syrphidae (hoverflies), where the bulb of the haltere is positioned nearly perpendicular to the stalk. citation Flies typically hold their halteres at a 90 degree offset.

Animals hatnote Hoverflies mating Most sexually reproducing animals spend their lives as diploid organisms, with the haploid stage reduced to single cell gametes.

Most wallflowers are pollinator-generalists, their flowers being visited by many different species of bees, bee flies, hoverflies, butterflies, beetles, and ants.

Common combinations with hoverflies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hoverflies" in a sentence?
An example: "A spokesperson for Wildlife Friendly Otley said: “It’s getting quieter at the garden as we head into autumn, but this summer we’ve seen a variety of insects, including meadow brown butterflies, shield bugs, bees and hoverflies." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "hoverflies" from authentic English texts.
What does "hoverflies" mean?
Hoverflies means: plural of hoverfly
How many example sentences with "hoverflies" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "hoverflies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.