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Shearwaters | Shearwater

Shearwaters meaning

plural of shearwater

Using Shearwaters

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of shearwater
  • In the example corpus, shearwaters often appears in combinations such as: shearwaters are, shearwaters which, the shearwaters.

Context around Shearwaters

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

balearic 1× yelkouan 1× tailed 1×

Often after:

blm 1× flew 1×

Sentence patterns with Shearwaters

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

all shearwaters are migratory 1× balearic shearwaters are long 1× by yelkouan shearwaters blm said 1× of the shearwaters which fly 1× petrels and shearwaters by digging 1× release the shearwaters flew around 1× short tailed shearwaters have been 1× species of shearwaters which can 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all shearwaters are 1× balearic shearwaters are 1× between september and 1× eagles have been 1× light pollution in 1× the depths achieved 1×

Common sentence endings:

albatross to convert 1× and gill nets 1× equator for winter 1× shearwaters blm said 1× states and canada 1× they find inside 1×

Words around Shearwaters

Just before it in the word index:

shearwater 11 shearsmith 3 shearsman 2 shears 63 shearon 6 shearman 8

Just after it in the word index:

shearwood 2 sheary 8 sheath 97 sheathbill 3 sheathe 5 sheathed 20

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Shearwaters

  • In this selection, "shearwaters" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, balearic, yelkouan, tailed, blm and flew stand out and add context to how "shearwaters" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all shearwaters are migratory and balearic shearwaters are long. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shearwaters" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shearwaters

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

All shearwaters are migratory, heading south of the equator for winter. (11 words)

Balearic shearwaters are long-lived but Critically Endangered mainly because of declines driven by fisheries by-catch, as they can get caught on baited longline hooks and gill nets. (29 words)

Between September and March they are joined by three species of shearwaters, which can produce more than 12,000 chicks per year, and their colonies seem to be growing! (29 words)

Longer example sentences

The depths achieved by various species were determined in the 1990s and came as a surprise to scientists; short-tailed shearwaters have been recorded diving to convert and the Light-mantled sooty albatross to convert. (35 words)

Light pollution in Europe is increasing by 5-10% annually and 99% of the European population lives under light-polluted skies – Light pollution is among the main threats faced by Yelkouan Shearwaters, BLM said. (34 words)

But if the sky was overcast at the time of release, the shearwaters flew around in circles "as if lost" and returned slowly or not at all, implying that they navigated using astronomical cues. (34 words)

Exclamation examples

Between September and March they are joined by three species of shearwaters, which can produce more than 12,000 chicks per year, and their colonies seem to be growing! (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

All shearwaters are migratory, heading south of the equator for winter.

Balearic shearwaters are long-lived but Critically Endangered mainly because of declines driven by fisheries by-catch, as they can get caught on baited longline hooks and gill nets.

Light pollution in Europe is increasing by 5-10% annually and 99% of the European population lives under light-polluted skies – Light pollution is among the main threats faced by Yelkouan Shearwaters, BLM said.

Between September and March they are joined by three species of shearwaters, which can produce more than 12,000 chicks per year, and their colonies seem to be growing!

The environment ministry has just launched a recovery plan to protect the underground nests of the shearwaters, which fly in to mate every year from the United States and Canada.

But if the sky was overcast at the time of release, the shearwaters flew around in circles "as if lost" and returned slowly or not at all, implying that they navigated using astronomical cues.

Eagles have been confirmed to attack nocturnally active, burrow-nesting seabird species such as storm petrels and shearwaters by digging out their burrows and feeding on all animals they find inside.

The depths achieved by various species were determined in the 1990s and came as a surprise to scientists; short-tailed shearwaters have been recorded diving to convert and the Light-mantled sooty albatross to convert.

Common combinations with shearwaters

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shearwaters" in a sentence?
An example: "All shearwaters are migratory, heading south of the equator for winter." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "shearwaters" from authentic English texts.
What does "shearwaters" mean?
Shearwaters means: plural of shearwater
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