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Philopatry in a sentence

Philopatry meaning

The tendency of an animal to return to, or stay in, its home area or birthplace.

Using Philopatry

  • The main meaning on this page is: The tendency of an animal to return to, or stay in, its home area or birthplace.
  • In the example corpus, philopatry often appears in combinations such as: natal philopatry.

Context around Philopatry

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

natal 2×

Often after:

exhibited 1×

Sentence patterns with Philopatry

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

natal philopatry however takes 1× natal philopatry is the 1× type of philopatry exhibited is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

natal philopatry however 1× natal philopatry is 1× the other type 1×

Common sentence endings:

a bit further 1× as a chick 1× number of years 1×

Words around Philopatry

Just before it in the word index:

philonise 6 philon 8 philomin 2 philomena 19 philomela 10 philomath 2

Just after it in the word index:

philoponus 4 philoptochos 5 philos 4 philosemite 2 philosophe 2 philosopher 543

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Philopatry

  • In this selection, "philopatry" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, natal and exhibited stand out and add context to how "philopatry" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include natal philopatry however takes and natal philopatry is the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "philopatry" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with philopatry

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

Natal philopatry, however, takes that old urge a bit further. (10 words)

The other type of philopatry exhibited is site fidelity, where pairs of birds return to the same nesting site for a number of years. (24 words)

Natal philopatry is the tendency of an individual bird to return to its natal colony to breed, often many years after leaving the colony as a chick. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Natal philopatry is the tendency of an individual bird to return to its natal colony to breed, often many years after leaving the colony as a chick. (27 words)

The other type of philopatry exhibited is site fidelity, where pairs of birds return to the same nesting site for a number of years. (24 words)

Natal philopatry, however, takes that old urge a bit further. (10 words)

Example sentences (3)

Natal philopatry, however, takes that old urge a bit further.

Natal philopatry is the tendency of an individual bird to return to its natal colony to breed, often many years after leaving the colony as a chick.

The other type of philopatry exhibited is site fidelity, where pairs of birds return to the same nesting site for a number of years.

Common combinations with philopatry

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "philopatry" in a sentence?
An example: "Natal philopatry, however, takes that old urge a bit further." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "philopatry" from authentic English texts.
What does "philopatry" mean?
Philopatry means: The tendency of an animal to return to, or stay in, its home area or birthplace.
How many example sentences with "philopatry" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "philopatry", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.