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Meaning of surplus killing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The behaviour of a predator that kills more prey than it can immediately eat and then caches or abandons the remainder.

countable, uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

surplus labour surplus value surplus, excess, extra surplusage Surpluses surpoose

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