n.
Pronunciation: ' skyü- ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Faeroese skúgvur; akin to Old Norse sk ū fr tassel, skua, Old English sc ē af sheaf ― more at SHEAF
Date: 1678
: any of various seabirds (genus Catharacta ) related to the jaegers: as a : GREAT SKUA b : a bird ( C. maccormicki ) that resembles but is slightly smaller than the great skua and that breeds in the Antarctic