- Catharacta skua
- nounlarge brown skua of the northern Atlantic• Syn: ↑great skua
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Catharacta skua
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skua — [skyo͞o′ə] n. [ModL, adapted ( c. 1604) < Faroese skūgver < ON skūfr, tuft, sheaf (akin to SHOP)] 1. a large, brown and white, predatory shorebird (Catharacta skua, family Stercorariidae) found in cold seas 2. Brit. JAEGER (sense 2) … English World dictionary
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Skua (Vogel) — Raubmöwen Schmarotzerraubmöwe (Stercorarius parasiticus) Systematik Unterstamm: Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) … Deutsch Wikipedia
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skua — /skyooh euh/, n. 1. Also called bonxie. any of several large brown gull like predatory birds of the genus Catharacta, related to jaegers, esp. C. skua (great skua), of colder waters of both northern and southern seas. 2. Brit. jaeger (def. 1).… … Universalium
Skua — didysis plėšikas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Catharacta skua; Stercorarius skua angl. great skua vok. Skua, f rus. большой поморник, m pranc. grand labbe, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pietiniai plėšikai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
skua — [ skju:ə] noun a large predatory seabird, chiefly brown, which pursues other birds to make them disgorge fish. [Catharacta skua (great skua), Stercorarius parasiticus (Arctic skua), and related species.] Origin C17: mod. L., from Faroese skúvur,… … English new terms dictionary
