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Trogons in a sentence

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Trogons | Trogon

Trogons meaning

plural of trogon

Using Trogons

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

Context around Trogons

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cuckoos 1× behaviour 1× seasons 1× world 1× african 1× violaceous 1×

Often after:

similarly 1×

Sentence patterns with Trogons

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

behaviour trogons are generally 1× breeding seasons trogons have been 1× calls of trogons are generally 1× caribbean however trogons are generally 1× for the trogons with the 1× genus of trogons in the 1× majority of trogons are birds 1× nests of trogons are thought 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

among the insect 1× behaviour trogons are 1× calls the calls 1× distribution and habitat 1× dna evidence seemed 1× in addition to 1×

Common sentence endings:

amounts of fruit 1× and alarm calls 1× and short necks 1× and subtropical forests 1× are very thin 1× especially oceanic ones 1×

Words around Trogons

Just before it in the word index:

trogon 6 troglodytes 8 troglodyte 6 trogdor 3 trogdon 3 trog 3

Just after it in the word index:

troi 30 troia 2 troian 2 troiano 7 troichoid 2 troicki 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 21 abdicating 21 abductor 21 abet 21 abh 21 abhorred 21

Corpus analysis for Trogons

  • In this selection, "trogons" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cuckoos, behaviour, seasons and similarly stand out and add context to how "trogons" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include behaviour trogons are generally and breeding seasons trogons have been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "trogons" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with trogons

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

Behaviour Trogons are generally inactive outside of infrequent feeding flights. (10 words)

The nests of trogons are thought to usually be unlined. (10 words)

Violaceous trogons will consume wasps and wasp larvae encountered while digging nests. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

DNA evidence seemed to support an African origin for the trogons, with the African genus Apaloderma seemingly basal in the family, and the other two lineages, the Asian and American, breaking off between 20–36 million years ago. (38 words)

In addition to the territorial and breeding calls given by males and females during the breeding seasons, trogons have been recorded as having aggression calls given by competing males and alarm calls. (32 words)

Among the insect prey taken one of the more important types are caterpillars; along with cuckoos, trogons are one of the few birds groups to regularly prey upon them. (29 words)

Example sentences (17)

Among the insect prey taken one of the more important types are caterpillars; along with cuckoos, trogons are one of the few birds groups to regularly prey upon them.

Behaviour Trogons are generally inactive outside of infrequent feeding flights.

Calls The calls of trogons are generally loud and uncomplex, consisting of monosyllabic hoots and whistles delivered in varying patterns and sequences.

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.

DNA evidence seemed to support an African origin for the trogons, with the African genus Apaloderma seemingly basal in the family, and the other two lineages, the Asian and American, breaking off between 20–36 million years ago.

In addition to the territorial and breeding calls given by males and females during the breeding seasons, trogons have been recorded as having aggression calls given by competing males and alarm calls.

Outside of South Asia and the Caribbean, however, trogons are generally absent from islands, especially oceanic ones.

The nests of trogons are thought to usually be unlined.

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The New World trogons similarly have green or deep blue upperparts but are more varied in their lowerparts.

The skeletons of trogons are surprisingly slender, particularly the skulls which are very thin.

The three African trogons are exclusively insectivorous, whereas the Asian and American genera consume varying amounts of fruit.

The trogons are split into three subfamilies, each reflecting one of these splits, Aplodermatinae is the African subfamily and contains a single genus, Apaloderma.

The trogons as a family are fairly uniform in appearance, having compact bodies and long tails (very long in the case of the quetzals), and short necks.

The two quetzal genera, Pharomachrus and Euptilotis are possibly derived from the final and most numerous genus of trogons in the Neotropics, Trogon.

This type of foraging is commonly used by some types of bird to obtain insect prey; in trogons and quetzals it is also used to pluck fruit from trees.

Trogons are difficult to study as their thick tarsi (feet bones) make ringing studies difficult.

Violaceous trogons will consume wasps and wasp larvae encountered while digging nests.

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Common combinations with trogons

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "trogons" in a sentence?
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What does "trogons" mean?
Trogons means: plural of trogon
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