How do you use Latimeria in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.
Latimeria in a sentence
Synonyms of Latimeria
Using Latimeria
- Useful related words include: genus latimeria, fish genus.
- In the example corpus, latimeria often appears in combinations such as: latimeria chalumnae, of latimeria, latimeria menadoensis.
Context around Latimeria
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Latimeria
- In this selection, "latimeria" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, islands, although, chalumnae, menadoensis and separated stand out and add context to how "latimeria" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include coast although latimeria menadoensis was and comoros islands latimeria chalumnae specimen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "latimeria" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with latimeria
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Latimeria chalumnae and L. menadoensis are the only two known living coelacanth species. (13 words)
In July 1998, the first live specimen of Latimeria menadoensis was caught in Indonesia. (14 words)
The African coelacanth genome was sequenced and assembled using DNA from a Comoros Islands Latimeria chalumnae specimen. (17 words)
This leads scientists to believe that the endemic range of Latimeria chalumnae coelacanths stretches along the eastern coast of Africa from the Comoros Islands, past the western coast of Madagascar to the South African coastline. (35 words)
The most recent genus of coelacanth in the fossil record is the Macropoma, a sister genus to Latimeria, separated by 80 million years. (23 words)
The current coelacanth range is primarily along the eastern African coast, although Latimeria menadoensis was discovered off Indonesia. (18 words)
Example sentences (6)
In July 1998, the first live specimen of Latimeria menadoensis was caught in Indonesia.
Latimeria chalumnae and L. menadoensis are the only two known living coelacanth species.
The African coelacanth genome was sequenced and assembled using DNA from a Comoros Islands Latimeria chalumnae specimen.
The current coelacanth range is primarily along the eastern African coast, although Latimeria menadoensis was discovered off Indonesia.
The most recent genus of coelacanth in the fossil record is the Macropoma, a sister genus to Latimeria, separated by 80 million years.
This leads scientists to believe that the endemic range of Latimeria chalumnae coelacanths stretches along the eastern coast of Africa from the Comoros Islands, past the western coast of Madagascar to the South African coastline.
Common combinations with latimeria
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- latimeria chalumnae 3×
- of latimeria 2×
- latimeria menadoensis 2×