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