убивает впрок

English translation: kills .... and stores the excess/surplus for future use

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Russian term or phrase:убивает впрок
English translation:kills .... and stores the excess/surplus for future use
Entered by: Yuri Dubrov

04:06 Jul 31, 2012
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Russian term or phrase: убивает впрок
Ласка – зверек мелкий, но очень активный и беспощадный хищник: зимой ловит и убивает мышей и полевок впрок, замораживая их в своеобразных хранилищах.
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 18:14
kills .... and stores the excess/surplus for future use
Explanation:

long-tailed weasels will kill multiple animals and store the excess for future use. The breeding season ...
– A three ounce weasel can kill a rabbit weighing three pounds. They like to store food for future use

Weasels often kill more than they need, in which case the surplus is stored for future use.
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Yuri Dubrov
Russian Federation
Local time: 14:14
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3 +2kills .... and stores the excess/surplus for future use
Yuri Dubrov
3caches its kill (by freezing it)
Yulia Savelieva


  

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kills .... and stores the excess/surplus for future use


Explanation:

long-tailed weasels will kill multiple animals and store the excess for future use. The breeding season ...
– A three ounce weasel can kill a rabbit weighing three pounds. They like to store food for future use

Weasels often kill more than they need, in which case the surplus is stored for future use.

Yuri Dubrov
Russian Federation
Local time: 14:14
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks everybody!!!

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caches its kill (by freezing it)


Explanation:
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Yulia Savelieva
Australia
Local time: 22:14
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