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Explore Protostomes through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Protostomes in a sentence

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Protostomes | Protostome

Protostomes meaning

plural of protostome

Using Protostomes

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

Context around Protostomes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Protostomes

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

bodies of protostomes and deuterostomes 1× from the protostomes before they 1× in the protostomes it becomes 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

during the early 1× if chaetognaths branched 1× most anatomists now 1×

Common sentence endings:

becomes the mouth 1× comparison to vertebrates 1× early bilaterian ancestors 1×

Words around Protostomes

Just before it in the word index:

protostome 2 protostars 6 protostar 5 protoss 5 protoscience 3 protopunk 5

Just after it in the word index:

prototile 2 prototype 751 prototyped 7 prototypes 290 prototypic 5 prototypical 44

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Protostomes

  • In this selection, "protostomes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bodies of protostomes and deuterostomes and from the protostomes before they. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "protostomes" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with protostomes

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

If chaetognaths branched off from the protostomes before they evolved their distinctive protostome embryonic characters, they may have retained deuterostome characters inherited from early bilaterian ancestors. (26 words)

During the early development of the embryo, in deuterostomes, the blastopore (the first opening to form) becomes the anus whereas in the protostomes, it becomes the mouth. (27 words)

Most anatomists now consider that the bodies of protostomes and deuterostomes are "flipped over" with respect to each other, a hypothesis that was first proposed by Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire for insects in comparison to vertebrates. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Most anatomists now consider that the bodies of protostomes and deuterostomes are "flipped over" with respect to each other, a hypothesis that was first proposed by Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire for insects in comparison to vertebrates. (35 words)

During the early development of the embryo, in deuterostomes, the blastopore (the first opening to form) becomes the anus whereas in the protostomes, it becomes the mouth. (27 words)

If chaetognaths branched off from the protostomes before they evolved their distinctive protostome embryonic characters, they may have retained deuterostome characters inherited from early bilaterian ancestors. (26 words)

Example sentences (3)

During the early development of the embryo, in deuterostomes, the blastopore (the first opening to form) becomes the anus whereas in the protostomes, it becomes the mouth.

If chaetognaths branched off from the protostomes before they evolved their distinctive protostome embryonic characters, they may have retained deuterostome characters inherited from early bilaterian ancestors.

Most anatomists now consider that the bodies of protostomes and deuterostomes are "flipped over" with respect to each other, a hypothesis that was first proposed by Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire for insects in comparison to vertebrates.

Common combinations with protostomes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "protostomes" in a sentence?
An example: "During the early development of the embryo, in deuterostomes, the blastopore (the first opening to form) becomes the anus whereas in the protostomes, it becomes the mouth." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "protostomes" from authentic English texts.
What does "protostomes" mean?
Protostomes means: plural of protostome
How many example sentences with "protostomes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "protostomes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.