great skua

great skua

n. A predatory gull-like seabird (Stercorarius skua) of the North Atlantic, having brownish plumage.

sku•a

(ˈskyu ə)

n., pl. sku•as. 1. any of several large, brown, gull-like predatory birds of the genus Catharacta, related to jaegers, esp. C. skua (great skua), of colder waters of both northern and southern seas. 2. Brit. jaeger (def. 1). [1670–80; < Faeroese skū(g)vur; compare Old Norse skūfr tassel, tuft, also skua (in poetry)]

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great skua - large brown skua of the northern AtlanticCatharacta skuabonxie, skua - gull-like jaeger of northern seas