skua gull

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• skua gull — noun see skua * * * sku|a «SKYOO uh», noun, or skua gull, any one of several large brown sea birds that are related to the gulls and jaegers: »The skua gull though rarely abundant, is ubiquitous; it appears to be the only scavenger in inland… …   Useful english dictionary

• Skua — Sku a, n. [Icel. sk?fr, sk?mr.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any jager gull; especially, the {Megalestris skua}; called also {boatswain}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• skua — predatory gull, 1670s, from Faeroese skugvur, related to O.N. skufr seagull, tuft, tassel, and possibly to skauf fox s tail …   Etymology dictionary

• 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 — Taxobox name = Skuas image caption = Pomarine Skua image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Stercorariidae familia authority = Gray, 1871 genus = Stercorarius genus authority =… …   Wikipedia

• skua — sku•a [[t]ˈskyu ə[/t]] n. pl. sku•as 1) orn 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) orn Brit. jaeger 1) …   From formal English to slang

• skua — large north Atlantic gull Unusual Animals …   Phrontistery dictionary

• skua —   n. large, predatory gull …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Megalestris skua — Skua Sku a, n. [Icel. sk?fr, sk?mr.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any jager gull; especially, the {Megalestris skua}; called also {boatswain}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Great Skua — Taxobox name = Great Skua status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Stercorariidae genus = Stercorarius species = S. skua binomial = Stercorarius skua binomial… …   Wikipedia

• Pomarine Skua — Taxobox name = Pomarine Skua status = LC status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Stercorariidae genus = Stercorarius species = S. pomarinus binomial = Stercorarius pomarinus… …   Wikipedia