Definition of skua Skua

sku•a

We found 6 definitions of skua from 6 different sources.

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What does skua mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: skuas

skua - gull-like jaeger of northern seas
  bonxie
  jaeger rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey
  catharacta, genus catharacta skuas
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= antonym
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • skua (Noun)
    Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • skua (n.)
    Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua; -- called also boatswain.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • skua
    skū′a, n. a bird of the family Laridæ, esp. the Great Skua (Stercorarius catarrhactes), a rapacious bird about two feet long, the plumage predominantly brown, breeding in the Shetlands.—n. Skū′a-gull. [Norw.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • skua
    A kind of sea-gull.

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  • skua, noun, singular of skuas.

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