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Explore Metatherians through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Metatherians in a sentence

Metatherians meaning

plural of metatherian

Using Metatherians

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of metatherian

Context around Metatherians

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sparassodont 1× living 1×

Often after:

spread 1×

Sentence patterns with Metatherians

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

absent the metatherians did have 1× all living metatherians as well 1× and sparassodont metatherians 1× from there metatherians spread westward 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

from there metatherians 1× south american niches 1× the marsupials constitute 1× while placental predators 1×

Common sentence endings:

and sparassodont metatherians 1× marsupials are found 1× of the eutheria 1× terrestrial crocodylomorph competition 1×

Words around Metatherians

Just before it in the word index:

metatheria 2 metatheatre 2 metatextual 6 metate 3 metatarsus 3 metatarsophalangeal 2

Just after it in the word index:

metathesis 3 metatrader 6 metatron 6 metavanadate 2 metaverse 162 metavolcanics 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Metatherians

  • In this selection, "metatherians" 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, sparassodont, living and spread stand out and add context to how "metatherians" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include absent the metatherians did have and all living metatherians as well. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "metatherians" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with metatherians

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

South American niches for mammalian carnivores were dominated by these marsupial and sparassodont metatherians. (14 words)

While placental predators were absent, the metatherians did have to contend with avian ( terror bird ) and terrestrial crocodylomorph competition. (19 words)

From there, metatherians spread westward into modern North America (still attached to Eurasia), where the earliest true marsupials are found. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

The marsupials constitute the crown group of the Metatheria, and include all living metatherians as well as many extinct ones; the placentals are the crown group of the Eutheria. (29 words)

From there, metatherians spread westward into modern North America (still attached to Eurasia), where the earliest true marsupials are found. (20 words)

While placental predators were absent, the metatherians did have to contend with avian ( terror bird ) and terrestrial crocodylomorph competition. (19 words)

Example sentences (4)

From there, metatherians spread westward into modern North America (still attached to Eurasia), where the earliest true marsupials are found.

South American niches for mammalian carnivores were dominated by these marsupial and sparassodont metatherians.

The marsupials constitute the crown group of the Metatheria, and include all living metatherians as well as many extinct ones; the placentals are the crown group of the Eutheria.

While placental predators were absent, the metatherians did have to contend with avian ( terror bird ) and terrestrial crocodylomorph competition.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "metatherians" in a sentence?
An example: "From there, metatherians spread westward into modern North America (still attached to Eurasia), where the earliest true marsupials are found." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "metatherians" from authentic English texts.
What does "metatherians" mean?
Metatherians means: plural of metatherian
How many example sentences with "metatherians" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "metatherians", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.