skuas

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English - Turkish

Definition of skuas in English Turkish dictionary

skua
bir martı türü
skua
{i} yırtıcı martı
skua
bir çeşit iri martı
skua
martı
skua
{i} yırtıcı martıgiller
English - English
catharacta
Arctic Skuas
plural form of Arctic Skua
skua
Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua; called also boatswain
skua
Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches
skua
gull-like jaeger of northern seas
skua
Species (Catharacta skua, family Stercorariidae) of predatory seabird, called great skua in Britain (where the jaegers are also called skua). It is about 24 in. (60 cm) long. It resembles a heavily built gull, with brownish body and large white wing patches. It is the only bird that breeds in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The agile, swift skuas force other birds to disgorge food; they nest near penguins, petrels, murres, and terns, stealing their eggs and young. They also eat lemmings and carrion
skuas

    Etymology

    [ 'skyü-& ] (noun.) 1678. New Latin, from Faeroese skugvur; akin to Old Norse skufr tassel, skua, Old English scEaf sheaf; more at SHEAF.
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