单词 | skua |
释义 | skua /skyooh"euh/, n. 1. Also called bonxie. 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 sku(g)vur; c. ON skufr tassel, tuft, also skua (in poetry), akin to SHOVE1] |
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