On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Trogon. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as bird and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Trogon meaning
A bird in the family Trogonidae from the order Trogoniformes, most of which live in Central and South America, have colorful feathers, and nest in holes in trees.
Synonyms of Trogon
Using Trogon
- The main meaning on this page is: A bird in the family Trogonidae from the order Trogoniformes, most of which live in Central and South America, have colorful feathers, and nest in holes in trees.
- Useful related words include: bird.
- In the example corpus, trogon often appears in combinations such as: trogon is, of trogon.
Context around Trogon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Trogon
- In this selection, "trogon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cuban, genera, neotropics, showing and priotelus stand out and add context to how "trogon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include four genera trogon priotelus pharomachrus and of a trogon is from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "trogon" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with trogon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Skull of a trogon showing the presence of a basipterygoid process (bpg. (12 words)
The remaining subfamily, the Neotropical Trogoninae, contains the remaining four genera, Trogon, Priotelus, Pharomachrus and Euptilotis. (16 words)
The oldest New World fossil of a trogon is from the comparatively recent Pleistocene (less than 2.588 mya). (19 words)
Distribution and habitat The Cuban trogon is one of two species restricted to the islands of the Caribbean The majority of trogons are birds of tropical and subtropical forests. (29 words)
The two quetzal genera, Pharomachrus and Euptilotis are possibly derived from the final and most numerous genus of trogons in the Neotropics, Trogon. (23 words)
The word "trogon" is Greek for "nibbling" and refers to the fact that these birds gnaw holes in trees to make their nests. (23 words)
Example sentences (6)
Distribution and habitat The Cuban trogon is one of two species restricted to the islands of the Caribbean The majority of trogons are birds of tropical and subtropical forests.
Skull of a trogon showing the presence of a basipterygoid process (bpg.
The oldest New World fossil of a trogon is from the comparatively recent Pleistocene (less than 2.588 mya).
The remaining subfamily, the Neotropical Trogoninae, contains the remaining four genera, Trogon, Priotelus, Pharomachrus and Euptilotis.
The two quetzal genera, Pharomachrus and Euptilotis are possibly derived from the final and most numerous genus of trogons in the Neotropics, Trogon.
The word "trogon" is Greek for "nibbling" and refers to the fact that these birds gnaw holes in trees to make their nests.
Common combinations with trogon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- trogon is 3×
- of trogon 2×