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“Flocks” or “Phlox”

flocks / phlox are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

flocks f·l·AA·k·s

  • nouna church congregation guided by a pastor.
  • nouna group of birds.
  • nouna group of sheep or goats.
  • verbmove as a crowd or in a group.

phlox

  • nounany polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers.
Usage

Examples in context

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“flocks”

  • …shy species feeds in small flocks on seeds, berries and termites.
  • …been recorded joining mixed-species feeding flocks in the non-breeding season.
  • Within flocks, only dominant males crow.
  • …as the result of entire flocks of birds being simultaneously killed…
  • …NLS are kept as small flocks,
  • …day or night in loose flocks; frequently numbering in the thousands,…
  • …be ritually expelled from the flocks of the Israelite tribes as…
  • physical similarities across the flocks.
  • …are more uniform than other flocks studied as a result of…
  • lambs in 10.4% of the flocks.

“phlox”

  • An exceedingly cheerful alien, Dr. Phlox uses many animals and naturalistic…
  • …in his role as Doctor Phlox.
  • …Wyoming paintbrush Castilleja and alpine phlox.
  • …northern bedstraw (Galium boreale), Hood's phlox (Phlox hoodii), and bluebell (Campanula
  • …of the Inter-Species Medical Exchange, Phlox is brought aboard Enterprise to…
  • Dr. Phlox, played by John Billingsley, is…

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