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Meaning of SKUA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  gull-like jaeger of northern seas
 
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 Synonyms: bonxie
 
 See Also: Catharacta, Catharacta skua, genus Catharacta, great skua, jaeger

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sku"a\, n. [Icel. sk?fr, sk?mr.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any jager gull; especially, the {Megalestris skua}; -- called
also {boatswain}.
 

 

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