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Zoology
English term or phrase: feeder hogs
The Common Redpolls and the Pine Siskins still have not migrated onward which means Michigan has more snow in store for her. Though they are feeder hogs, I did enjoy their company this morning and was able to get a few of them to eat out of my hand. If you would like to see those photos, please click here.
marinacis
Argentina


Summary of answers provided
4 +1cerditos de engorde
VeronicaMar
4 +1se adueñan de los comederos
aceavila - Noni
3 +1se alimentan en comederos
Bárbara Oliver


  

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se alimentan en comederos


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carduelis_pinus_CT1.jpg

Cajas nido de madera y hormigón pintado homologadas para todo tipo de pájaros. Comederos y accesorios para pájaros y demás fauna salvaje.

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Note added at 59 mins (2009-10-01 06:30:06 GMT)
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Creo que "hog" aquí se usa en el sentido de "animales de comedero" o "glotones de comedero"

Saludos


    Reference: http://www.bing.com/search?mkt=en-gb&q=comederos+para+pajaro...
Bárbara Oliver
Ireland
Local time: 13:27
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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agree  Hugo
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
se adueñan de los comederos


Explanation:
Aquí hog significa que no dejan que otros pajaros se alimientar (el although contrasta con que disfruta de su compañía - un punto negativo y uno positivo).

Aquí tenéis un comedero (a pesar del título de la página web!): http://www.pissedonpolitics.com/2007/08/

Y aquí unos cuantos más en español: http://images.google.es/imgres?imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.c...



aceavila - Noni
Spain
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cerditos de engorde


Explanation:
La expresión quiere decir que comen como cerditos que los están engordando (hog significa eso)

Está diciendo que aunque comen como cerdos, igual disfrutó su compañía.
Yo lo traduciría como "Aunque comen como cerditos de engorde" o chanchitos, marranos, algo así.

Saludos!!


    Reference: http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/dictionary/en-es/hog.php
    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hog
VeronicaMar
Argentina
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agree  Gloria Cifuentes
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