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title: felid — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «felid» in the school dictionary: A felid is any member of the cat family, Felidae: from pet cats to lions, tigers, lynxes and cheetahs. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# felid

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**Who acts:** felid, everyday English, cheetah, Lions, Most felids, Scientists · **What happens:** be, say, hunt, live, study, use · **To what, where:** member, scientific word, cat, fastest felid, felids, groups · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«felid» 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: [felid in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/felid.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A felid is any member of the cat family, Felidae: from pet cats to lions, tigers, lynxes and cheetahs.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felid:m1:1
# text = A felid is any member of the cat family, Felidae: from pet cats to lions, tigers, lynxes and cheetahs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	felid	felid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	Felidae	Felidae	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	tigers	tiger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	lynxes	lynxe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	cheetahs	cheetah	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a felid | any member |  |  |  | of the cat family | tree rules |

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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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Felid is a scientific word; everyday English says «cat» or «wild cat».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felid:m2:1
# text = Felid is a scientific word; everyday English says «cat» or «wild cat».
1	Felid	Felid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	scientific	scientific	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	everyday	everyday	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Felid | a scientific word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | everyday English | cat or wild cat |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent cat=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cheetah is the fastest felid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felid:x1:1
# text = A cheetah is the fastest felid.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cheetah	cheetah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fastest	fast	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	felid	felid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cheetah | the fastest felid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lions, tigers and house cats are all felids.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felid:x2:1
# text = Lions, tigers and house cats are all felids.
1	Lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	tigers	tiger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	all	all	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	felids	felid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lions and tigers and house cats | felids |  |  |  | all *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Most felids hunt alone, but lions live in groups.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felid:x3:1
# text = Most felids hunt alone, but lions live in groups.
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	felids	felid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hunt	hunt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | present | Most felids |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **live** | present | lions |  |  | groups |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists study how felids use their whiskers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felid:x4:1
# text = Scientists study how felids use their whiskers.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	felids	felid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	whiskers	whisker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | Scientists |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **use** | present | felids | felids's whiskers |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whisker=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The snow leopard is a rare felid of the mountains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felid:x5:1
# text = The snow leopard is a rare felid of the mountains.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	leopard	leopard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	felid	felid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the snow leopard | a rare felid |  |  |  | of the mountains | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The zoo has five kinds of felid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:felid:x6:1
# text = The zoo has five kinds of felid.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	felid	felid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the zoo | five kinds of felid |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Patient |

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