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title: insectivorous — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «insectivorous» in the school dictionary: Insectivorous means eating insects as the main food. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# insectivorous

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**Who acts:** Insectivorous, Bats, Venus flytrap, Hedgehogs, Many birds, Sundews · **What happens:** mean, eat, be, trap, help, control · **To what, where:** insects, thousands, insectivorous plant, insectivorous animals, insectivorous plants, flies

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Insectivorous means eating insects as the main food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insectivorous:m1:1
# text = Insectivorous means eating insects as the main food.
1	Insectivorous	Insectivorous	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Insectivorous |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **eat** *not said to happen* | gerund | Insectivorous *not said here* | insects |  |  |  | as the main food | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Patient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Bats are insectivorous and eat thousands of insects a night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insectivorous:x1:1
# text = Bats are insectivorous and eat thousands of insects a night.
1	Bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	insectivorous	insectivorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Bats |  |  |  |  | insectivorous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | Bats *not said here* | thousands of insects |  |  | night |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The Venus flytrap is an insectivorous plant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insectivorous:x2:1
# text = The Venus flytrap is an insectivorous plant.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Venus	Venus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	flytrap	flytrap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	insectivorous	insectivorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	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 Venus flytrap | a insectivorous plant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Hedgehogs are insectivorous animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insectivorous:x3:1
# text = Hedgehogs are insectivorous animals.
1	Hedgehogs	hedgehog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	insectivorous	insectivorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Hedgehogs | insectivorous animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Many birds are insectivorous in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insectivorous:x4:1
# text = Many birds are insectivorous in summer.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	insectivorous	insectivorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Many birds |  |  |  | summer | insectivorous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Sundews are insectivorous plants that trap flies with sticky hairs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insectivorous:x5:1
# text = Sundews are insectivorous plants that trap flies with sticky hairs.
1	Sundews	sundew	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	insectivorous	insectivorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	trap	trap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	flies	fly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sundews | insectivorous plants |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **trap** | present | insectivorous plants | flies |  |  |  | with sticky hairs | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Insectivorous animals help control pests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:insectivorous:x6:1
# text = Insectivorous animals help control pests.
1	Insectivorous	insectivorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	control	control	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	pests	pest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Insectivorous animals |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **control** | infinitive | Insectivorous animals *not said here* | pests |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pest=Theme |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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