"surplus killing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: surplus killings [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Dutch biologist Hans Kruuk. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} surplus killing (countable and uncountable, plural surplus killings)
  1. The behaviour of a predator that kills more prey than it can immediately eat and then caches or abandons the remainder. Wikipedia link: surplus killing Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-surplus_killing-en-noun-pbv~CoHf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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