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Skua
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Skua
see synonyms of skuanoun
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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Skua
see synonyms of skua noun
1.
a large, brown-and-white, predatory shorebird (Catharacta skua, family Stercorariidae) found in cold seas
2. British
jaeger (sense 2)
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Skua
see synonyms of skuan.
1. Any of several large predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius, especially the great skua.
2. Chiefly British Any of several of the smaller seabirds of the genus Stercorarius.
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