How do you use Staghorn in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Staghorn in a sentence
Staghorn meaning
- The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc.
- A staghorn coral.
- A struvite kidney stone.
Using Staghorn
- The main meaning on this page is: The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc. | A staghorn coral. | A struvite kidney stone.
- In the example corpus, staghorn often appears in combinations such as: and staghorn, staghorn coral, staghorn and.
Context around Staghorn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Staghorn
- In this selection, "staghorn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, complete, sensitive, calyceal, coral, corals and stone stand out and add context to how "staghorn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include areas including staghorn and table and cold sensitive staghorn and elkhorn. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "staghorn" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with staghorn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Staghorn kidney stones are considerably larger. 1. Calcium and oxalate come together to make the crystal nucleus. (17 words)
The sites directly adjacent to the dredge site have been designated as “critical habitat” for the staghorn corals. (18 words)
Staghorn coral is a critically endangered species that lives in the Caribbean and parts of the Gulf of Mexico. (19 words)
Hughes said it “remains to be seen what will happen in the south” but there were more coral species in those areas – including staghorn and table acroporas – that would be more susceptible to bleaching. (34 words)
Some of the species of branching corals, notably elkhorn and staghorn, can grow inches within a year if conditions remain ideal, and Miller has seen signs of new growth among these species. (32 words)
Elkhorn and staghorn coral are two of the most important -building species in Florida and the Caribbean, and consequently have long been the focus of many conservation efforts. (28 words)
Example sentences (9)
Elkhorn and staghorn coral are two of the most important -building species in Florida and the Caribbean, and consequently have long been the focus of many conservation efforts.
Hughes said it “remains to be seen what will happen in the south” but there were more coral species in those areas – including staghorn and table acroporas – that would be more susceptible to bleaching.
Some of the species of branching corals, notably elkhorn and staghorn, can grow inches within a year if conditions remain ideal, and Miller has seen signs of new growth among these species.
Staghorn coral is a critically endangered species that lives in the Caribbean and parts of the Gulf of Mexico.
The sites directly adjacent to the dredge site have been designated as “critical habitat” for the staghorn corals.
In the case where the kidney stones block all routes to the renal papillae, this can cause severe discomfort. 4. The complete staghorn stone forms and retention occurs.
In the Gulf of Mexico, where sea temperatures are rising, cold-sensitive staghorn and elkhorn coral have shifted in location.
Staghorn kidney stones are considerably larger. 1. Calcium and oxalate come together to make the crystal nucleus.
Struvite stones can grow rapidly, forming large calyceal staghorn calculi that can require invasive surgery such as percutaneous nephrolithotomy or even anatrophic nephrolithotomy for definitive treatment.
Common combinations with staghorn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: