insectivore

Who acts: animal, Bats, one bat, hedgehog, insectivore, Venus flytrap · What happens: eat, use, be, hunt, catch, fit · To what, where: insects, word, insectivores, hundreds, insectivore, beetles

«insectivore» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: insectivore in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An animal or plant that eats mainly insects.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 animal	det
2	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 plant	cc
4	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 animal	conj
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 eats	nsubj
6	eats	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 animal	acl:relcl
7	mainly	mainly	ADV	_	8 insects	advmod
8	insects	insect	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 eats	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 animal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	present	a animal or plant	insects					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: science, older — kept apart, not parsed.

A word once used for a group of small mammals like shrews, moles and hedgehogs.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 word	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	4 used	advmod
4	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 word	acl
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 group	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 group	det
7	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 used	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 mammals	case
9	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 mammals	amod
10	mammals	mammal	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 group	nmod
11	like	like	ADP	_	12 shrews	case
12	shrews	shrew	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 mammals	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 moles	punct
14	moles	mole	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 shrews	conj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 hedgehogs	cc
16	hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 shrews	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a word not said here				for a group of small mammals like shrews and moles and hedgehogs; once property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Bats are insectivores; one bat can eat hundreds of midges in a night.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bats	bat	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 insectivores	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 insectivores	cop
3	insectivores	insectivore	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 eat	punct
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 bat	nummod
6	bat	bat	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 eat	nsubj
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 eat	aux
8	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 insectivores	parataxis
9	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 eat	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 midges	case
11	midges	midge	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 hundreds	nmod
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 night	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 night	det
14	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 eat	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 insectivores	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Bats	insectivores					tree rules
2	eat	can	one bat	hundreds of midges			night		vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Patient

Example 2

The hedgehog is an insectivore that hunts beetles and worms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hedgehog	det
2	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 insectivore	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 insectivore	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 insectivore	det
5	insectivore	insectivore	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 hunts	nsubj
7	hunts	hunt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 insectivore	acl:relcl
8	beetles	beetle	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 hunts	obj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 worms	cc
10	worms	worm	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 beetles	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 insectivore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the hedgehog	a insectivore					tree rules
2	hunt	present	a insectivore	beetles and worms					vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beetle=Theme

Example 3

A Venus flytrap is an insectivore plant.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 flytrap	det
2	Venus	Venus	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 flytrap	compound
3	flytrap	flytrap	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 plant	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 plant	cop
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 plant	det
6	insectivore	insectivore	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 plant	compound
7	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 plant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a Venus flytrap	a insectivore plant					tree rules

Example 4

Anteaters are insectivores with long sticky tongues.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Anteaters	anteater	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 insectivores	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 insectivores	cop
3	insectivores	insectivore	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 tongues	case
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 tongues	amod
6	sticky	sticky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 tongues	amod
7	tongues	tongue	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 insectivores	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 insectivores	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Anteaters	insectivores				with long sticky tongues	tree rules

Example 5

Swallows are insectivores that catch flies in the air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Swallows	swallow	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 insectivores	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 insectivores	cop
3	insectivores	insectivore	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 catch	nsubj
5	catch	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 insectivores	acl:relcl
6	flies	fly	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 catch	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 air	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 air	det
9	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 catch	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 insectivores	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Swallows	insectivores					tree rules
2	catch	present	insectivores	flies		the air			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Theme

Example 6

Is a frog an insectivore or a carnivore? Both words can fit.

Sentence 1: Is a frog an insectivore or a carnivore?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 frog	cop
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 frog	det
3	frog	frog	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 insectivore	det
5	insectivore	insectivore	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 frog	appos
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 carnivore	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 carnivore	det
8	carnivore	carnivore	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 insectivore	conj
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 frog	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		a frog					tree rules

Sentence 2: Both words can fit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	2 words	det
2	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fit	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 fit	aux
4	fit	fit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fit	can	both words						vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent

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