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1 поморник
1) Biology: skua gull (Stercorarius)2) Zoology: hunting gull (Stercorarius), jaeger (Stercorarius), skua (Stercorarius)3) Fishery: orn skua -
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3 stercorario
stercorario agg. (zool.) stercorary // scarabeo stercorario, ( Geotrupes stercorarius) dung-beetle (o dorbeetle) -
4 skúmr
m. the skua or brown gull, larus catarractes, also called skúfr: metaph. a chatterer, gossip.2. a pr. name, Landn.: skúma, u, f. a nickname, Fms. xi. -
5 spjörr
(pl. spjarrar), f. swathing-band, leg-band.* * *f., only in pl. spjarrar, mod. spjarir:—swathing-bands, used instead of hose or stockings; Auðr kona þín er í brókum ok vafit spjörrum mjök í skúa niðr, A. thy wife dresses in breeks (like a man), winding swathes round her legs almost down to the shoes, Ld. 136; hvítar brækr ok vafit at neðan spjörrum, því var hann vaf-spjarra Grímr kallaðr, swathing the legs (instead of stockings), for which he was called ‘swaddle-leg’ Gullþ. 14.2. mod. a rag, tatter; þat sem áðr er slitið ok at spjörum orðit, Fas. iii. 7: the phrase, spyrja e-n ór spjörunum, to examine one without his hose on, i. e. to strip and examine him closely, Snót: in mod. usage also sing., hann á ekki eina spjör, not a scrap of clothing on his back.
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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