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Sawfly in a sentence

Sawfly meaning

Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta, within the order Hymenoptera, whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs.

Synonyms of Sawfly

hymenopterous insect hymenopteran hymenopteron hymenopter

Related words

Other words often associated with Sawfly or its synonyms:

insect

Using Sawfly

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta, within the order Hymenoptera, whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs.
  • Useful related words include: hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter.
  • In the example corpus, sawfly often appears in combinations such as: stem sawfly.

Context around Sawfly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

stem 2× legs 1×

Often after:

insect 1× larva 1× larvae 1×

Sentence patterns with Sawfly

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

of the sawfly insect 1× or a sawfly larva with 1× pro legs sawfly larvae have 1× wheat stem sawfly because of 1× wheat stem sawfly on a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an adult wheat 1× between the nothing 1× hybrid rye also 1× it also highlighted 1× lepidopteran larvae can 1×

Common sentence endings:

nothing to eat 1× shorter sturdier stem 1× the sawfly insect 1× to 5 pairs 1× tree row windbreak 1×

Words around Sawfly

Just before it in the word index:

sawfish 4 sawers 5 sawer 7 saweetie 20 sawed 42 sawdust 46

Just after it in the word index:

sawgrass 15 sawh 5 sawhney 17 sawhorse 2 sawicki 2 sawin 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Sawfly

  • In this selection, "sawfly" 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, stem, legs, insect, larva and larvae stand out and add context to how "sawfly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the sawfly insect and or a sawfly larva with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sawfly" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sawfly

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

An adult wheat stem sawfly on a smooth brome leaf within a tree-row windbreak. (15 words)

It also highlighted a recent threat to pine trees from an infestation of the sawfly insect. (16 words)

Hybrid rye, also known as feral rye, is resistant to wheat stem sawfly because of its shorter, sturdier stem. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Between the nothing of bare earth and the next set of weeds is a hungry caterpillar, weary bee, or a sawfly larva with nothing to eat. (26 words)

Lepidopteran larvae can be differentiated by: * the numbers of pairs of pro-legs; sawfly larvae have 6 while caterpillars have up to 5 pairs. (24 words)

Hybrid rye, also known as feral rye, is resistant to wheat stem sawfly because of its shorter, sturdier stem. (19 words)

Example sentences (5)

Hybrid rye, also known as feral rye, is resistant to wheat stem sawfly because of its shorter, sturdier stem.

It also highlighted a recent threat to pine trees from an infestation of the sawfly insect.

An adult wheat stem sawfly on a smooth brome leaf within a tree-row windbreak.

Between the nothing of bare earth and the next set of weeds is a hungry caterpillar, weary bee, or a sawfly larva with nothing to eat.

Lepidopteran larvae can be differentiated by: * the numbers of pairs of pro-legs; sawfly larvae have 6 while caterpillars have up to 5 pairs.

Common combinations with sawfly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sawfly" in a sentence?
An example: "Hybrid rye, also known as feral rye, is resistant to wheat stem sawfly because of its shorter, sturdier stem." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "sawfly" from authentic English texts.
What does "sawfly" mean?
Sawfly means: Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta, within the order Hymenoptera, whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs.
What are synonyms of "sawfly"?
Common synonyms of "sawfly" include: hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter.
How many example sentences with "sawfly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "sawfly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.