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# scavenger

noun (a scavenger, scavengers)

«scavenger» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An animal that feeds on dead animals or scraps that other creatures have left, such as a vulture, hyena or crab. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scavenger/#m1)
2. A person who searches through rubbish for things to use or sell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scavenger/#m2)
3. A scavenger hunt is a game in which you search for a list of things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scavenger/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons scavengers are part of food chains and help clean up nature by eating dead bodies. In everyday life children play scavenger hunts at parties and on school trips. Phrases: scavenger hunt, nature's clean-up crew.

### Examples

- Vultures are scavengers that eat dead animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scavenger/#x1)
- Hyenas are hunters and scavengers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scavenger/#x2)
- Seagulls are scavengers that steal chips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scavenger/#x3)
- We had a scavenger hunt in the park for leaves, pine cones and feathers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scavenger/#x4)
- Crabs are scavengers on the sea floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scavenger/#x5)
- Scavengers help recycle nutrients back into the soil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scavenger/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Verb: scavenge (scavenged, scavenging). Myth: hyenas do not only scavenge; they hunt most of their food.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scavenger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scavenger/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scavenger» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scavenger.html) on Mova free.