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skua
[ skyoo-uh ]
skua
/ ˈskjuːə /
noun
- any predatory gull-like bird of the family Stercorariidae, such as the great skua or bonxie ( Stercorarius skua ) or arctic skua ( S. parasiticus ) both of which harass terns or gulls into dropping or disgorging fish they have caught
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of skua1
C17: from New Latin, from Faeroese skūgvur, from Old Norse skūfr
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Example Sentences
Giant petrels and skua gulls swarmed in flocks round the seals' and penguins' carcases.
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Skua gulls mysteriously appeared, snow petrels hovered along the rocky ridges and odd seals landed on the wind-raked harbour ice.
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A venturesome skua gull appeared at lunch time, just as an observation for latitude was being taken.
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A very inquisitive skua gull—the first sign of life we had seen thus far—flew around the tent and settled on the snow near by.
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Masses of Adelie penguins and chicks constituted the main population, and skua gulls with eggs were also observed.
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