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Skua
Sku′a
,Noun.
[Icel.
sk[GREEK]fr
, sk[GREEK]mr
.] (Zool.)
Any jager gull; especially, the
Megalestris skua
; – called also boatswain
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Skua
skua
skua
English
Noun
skua (plural skuas)
- Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.
Translations
predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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French
Etymology
From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”).
Noun
skua m (plural skuas)
Synonyms
- grand labbe
See also
- Skua on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr