lagomorph

«lagomorph» in Mova's school dictionary: a member of the group of mammals that includes rabbits… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a lagomorph, lagomorphs)

meaning for a pupil

A lagomorph is a member of the group of mammals that includes rabbits, hares and pikas. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on classification, lagomorphs look like rodents but are a separate order: they have two pairs of upper front teeth (a small pair behind the big ones), while rodents have one pair. Lagomorphs eat plants and often eat some of their droppings to digest food twice. Phrases: «lagomorphs and rodents».

examples

• A rabbit is a lagomorph, not a rodent. tree →
• Hares, rabbits and pikas are all lagomorphs. tree →
• Lagomorphs have a tiny second pair of upper front teeth. tree →
• The pika is a small lagomorph that lives on rocky mountains. tree →
• Scientists sorted the animals into rodents and lagomorphs. tree →
• Lagomorphs eat grass, leaves and bark. tree →

note

Countable. Said «LAG-uh-morf». From Greek «hare-shaped». A common myth is that rabbits are rodents; they are lagomorphs.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lagomorph» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.