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Looking for Russian nature reference material

English translation: Nature references

16:12 Aug 28, 2017
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Russian term or phrase: Looking for Russian nature reference material
Hello,

I am currently working on a project relating to nature and animals, translating from Russian to English.

Could anyone recommend a good reference book for Russian nature/animal vocabulary?

Any advice much appreciated.

Thank you.
Chloe Mitchell
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:04
English translation:Nature references
Explanation:
The Natural History of the USSR, A. Knystautas, Swallow Editions Limited, London. Excellent, all-encompassing, 275 full-color photos.
Opredelitel' Mlekopitayushchikkh SSSR, Russian and Latin Indexes, illus., Prosveshchenie, 1965. I also have dictionaries on birds, fish, fungi, reptiles, insects, trees, etc. if you need help.

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Also have Entsiklopedicheskii Sel'skokhozyaisdtvennyi Slovar-Spravochnik, >5000 term,~300 figs, 1023 pp, Moscow, 1959.
Entsikopedicheskii Slovar-Spravochnik po Zhivotnovodstvu, >2000 terms, 280 figs, 688 pp, Gos. Izd. Sel'khoz. Lit., Moscow, 1960.

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Промысловые животные are fur-bearing animals )mink, sable, fox, rabbits, etc.) for their furs, other animals for food products (ungulates, fish,mollusks, crustaceans, etc.), and for technical raw material (fat, leather, musk, etc.). An all-encompassing term related to any animals used in trade/commerce (Промысл). The reptiles are the same.
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Jack slep
Local time: 20:04
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Fantastic! Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate it. The text is making much more sense!
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Nature references


Explanation:
The Natural History of the USSR, A. Knystautas, Swallow Editions Limited, London. Excellent, all-encompassing, 275 full-color photos.
Opredelitel' Mlekopitayushchikkh SSSR, Russian and Latin Indexes, illus., Prosveshchenie, 1965. I also have dictionaries on birds, fish, fungi, reptiles, insects, trees, etc. if you need help.

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Note added at 22 hrs (2017-08-29 14:46:32 GMT)
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Also have Entsiklopedicheskii Sel'skokhozyaisdtvennyi Slovar-Spravochnik, >5000 term,~300 figs, 1023 pp, Moscow, 1959.
Entsikopedicheskii Slovar-Spravochnik po Zhivotnovodstvu, >2000 terms, 280 figs, 688 pp, Gos. Izd. Sel'khoz. Lit., Moscow, 1960.

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Note added at 4 days (2017-09-02 14:02:41 GMT)
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Промысловые животные are fur-bearing animals )mink, sable, fox, rabbits, etc.) for their furs, other animals for food products (ungulates, fish,mollusks, crustaceans, etc.), and for technical raw material (fat, leather, musk, etc.). An all-encompassing term related to any animals used in trade/commerce (Промысл). The reptiles are the same.

Jack slep
Local time: 20:04
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Native speaker of: English
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Fantastic! Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate it. The text is making much more sense!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Jack, much appreciated! Could I ask you a couple of things? Can you confirm what this means: Промысловые животные Российской Федерации. Would it be translated as 'Game animals'? Or is it specific to a certain type of hunted animal? And also, is there a difference in English between these words for reptile: рептилий or пресмыкающихся? Thanks again for getting back to me :)

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