reindeer

«reindeer» in Mova's school dictionary: a deer of the cold Arctic and northern lands, with thick… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a reindeer, reindeer)

meaning for a pupil

1) A reindeer is a deer of the cold Arctic and northern lands, with thick fur and large branched antlers; in North America wild reindeer are called caribou. tree →

2) In Christmas stories, reindeer pull Santa's flying sleigh, led by Rudolph with his red nose. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons reindeer come up in Arctic adaptations: thick fur, wide hooves that work like snowshoes and help dig for lichen under snow, and eyes that change colour between summer and winter. Both males and females grow antlers. In geography lessons pupils learn that the Sámi people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia herd reindeer. At Christmas, reindeer are in songs, cards and stories.

examples

• The reindeer dug in the snow to find lichen. tree →
• Both male and female reindeer have antlers. tree →
• In North America, wild reindeer are called caribou. tree →
• Rudolph the reindeer has a shiny red nose. tree →
• The Sámi people herd reindeer. tree →
• Reindeer have wide hooves that help them walk on snow. tree →
• We saw a herd of reindeer on our trip to Lapland. tree →
• The reindeer sprang high for joy. tree →

note

Plural is the same: «one reindeer, two reindeer» (not «reindeers»). Spelling trap: «rein-», like the reins of a horse, not «rain». In maths word problems «reindeer» can be one or many — read the number word.

In the corpora

• Reindeer are the only deer in which both males and females usually grow antlers.
• Reindeer eyes change from golden in summer to blue in winter, which helps them see in the long dark winter.

Trees and pragmatics

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