skua

English - Turkish

Definition of skua in English Turkish dictionary: bir martı türü; {i} yırtıcı martı; bir çeşit iri martı; martı; {i} yırtıcı martıgiller
arctic skua: korsanmartı
great skua: büyük korsanmartı
great skua: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) büyük korsan martı
great skua: iri martı

English - English

Definition of skua in English English dictionary: Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches; Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua; called also boatswain; gull-like jaeger of northern seas; 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
Arctic skua: A seabird, Stercorarius parasiticus, of the skua family (Stercorariidae)
great skua: A large seabird, Stercorarius skua
The skua: sea crow
great skua: large brown skua of the northern Atlantic
great skua: A predatory gull-like sea bird (Catharacta skua) of northern regions, having brownish plumage
skuas: catharacta

skua

Hyphenation

sku·a

[ 'skyü-& ] (noun.) 1678. From Faroese skúgvur, from Old Norse skúfr.

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