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arctic skua in British English (ˈɑːktɪk ˈskjuːə) nouna predatory gull-like bird, Stercorarius parasiticus, which harasses terns or gulls into dropping or disgorging fish they have caught; it breeds in northern Eurasia and North America Examples of 'arctic skua' in a sentencearctic skua Up to 200,000 seabirds breed on this small isle — arctic skuas, puffins, gulls, guillemots.Arctic skuas and great skuas (or bonxies) have also been seen inland.Arctic skuas were down by 30%. © Wolfgang Kruck, shutterstock |