ARCTIC SKUA

Meaning of ARCTIC SKUA in English

noun

Usage: often capitalized A

: parasitic jaeger

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ARCTIC SKUA — короткохвостый поморник (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ARCTIC SKUA — короткохвостый поморник ( Stercorarius parasiticus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ARCTIC — adj arctic; polo arctic arctic pole, north pole; circulo arctic arctic circle; Oceano Arctic Arctic (Ocean)
Interlingua English vocab
ARCTIC — arctic. THE ~: Arctica
English interlingue dictionary
SKUA — noun see: sheaf Date: 1678 any of various seabirds (genus Catharacta ) related to the jaegers: as, great ~ , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SKUA — Species ( Catharacta skua , family Stercorariidae) of predatory seabird, called great skua in Britain (where the jaegers are also …
Английский словарь Британика
ARCTIC — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Arctic Archipelago Arctic Circle Arctic fox Arctic Ocean Arctic tern Gates of the Arctic …
Английский словарь Британика
ARCTIC — I. ˈärktik, ˈär.dik, ˈärtik, ˈȧkt-, ˈȧd.-, ˈȧt-, -ēk — the pronunciation without the first k is the original one in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKUA — ˈskyüə noun also skua gull ( -s ) Etymology: skua from New Latin, from Faeroese skūgvur; akin to Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SKUA — (n.) Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua; -- called also boatswain.
Английский словарь Webster
ARCTIC — (n.) The arctic circle.
Английский словарь Webster
ARCTIC — (a.) Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, …
Английский словарь Webster
SKUA — ( n. ) Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua; -- called also boatswain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCTIC — ( a. ) Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SKUA — /skyooh"euh/ , n. 1. Also called bonxie . any of several large brown gull-like predatory birds of the genus Catharacta, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCTIC — — arctically , adv. /ahrk"tik/ or, esp. for 7, /ahr"tik/ , adj. 1. ( often cap. ) of, pertaining to, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCTIC — I. ˈärk-tik, ˈär-tik adjective Etymology: Middle English artik, from Latin arcticus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos bear, Ursa Major, north; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKUA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Faeroese skúgvur; akin to Old Norse skūfr tassel, skua, Old English scēaf sheaf — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SKUA — noun any jager gull; especially, the megalestris skua; called also boatswain.
Webster English vocab
ARCTIC — noun the arctic circle. 2. arctic ·noun a warm waterproof overshoe. 3. arctic ·adj pertaining to, or situated under, the …
Webster English vocab
SKUA — [ 'skju:ə ] ■ noun a large predatory seabird, chiefly brown, which pursues other birds to make them disgorge fish. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ARCTIC — ■ adjective 1》 relating to the regions around the North Pole. ↘living or growing in such regions. 2》 ( arctic …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SKUA — [skua] n [NL, fr. Faeroese skugvur; akin to ON skufr tassel, skua, OE sceaf sheaf--more at sheaf] (1678): either of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SKUA — any of several predatory seabirds. In American usage, the name is restricted to Catharacta skua, called great skua in Britain; …
Britannica English vocabulary
ARCTIC — northernmost region of the Earth, centred on the North Pole and characterized by distinctively polar conditions of climate, plant and …
Britannica English vocabulary
SKUA — skua BrE AmE ˈskju ː ‿ə ▷ skua|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ARCTIC — arctic, A~ BrE AmE ˈɑːkt ɪk !!ˈɑːt- AmE ˈɑːrkt- ˈɑːrt̬- ▷ arctic|ally ə l‿i ▶ ˌ Arctic ˈ Circle BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SKUA — / ˈskjuːə; NAmE / noun a large brownish bird that lives near the sea. It eats fish, which it sometimes …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARCTIC — / ˈɑːktɪk; NAmE ˈɑːrk-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] related to or happening in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARCTIC — Arc ‧ tic BrE AmE , arctic /ˈɑːktɪk $ ˈɑːrk-/ adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SKUA — n. any large predatory sea bird of the family Stercorariidae which pursues other birds and makes them disgorge the fish …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ARCTIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of the north polar regions. 2 (arctic) colloq. (esp. of weather) very cold. --n. 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SKUA — n. any large predatory sea bird of the family Stercorariidae which pursues other birds and makes them disgorge the fish …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ARCTIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 of the north polar regions. 2 (arctic) colloq. (esp. of weather) very cold. n. 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SKUA — n. any large predatory sea bird of the family Stercorariidae which pursues other birds and makes them disgorge the fish …
Oxford English vocab
ARCTIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of the north polar regions. 2 (arctic) colloq. (esp. of weather) very cold. --n. 1. …
Oxford English vocab
ARCTIC — 1. The Arctic is the area of the world around the North Pole. It is extremely cold and there is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARCTIC — 1. The Arctic is the area of the world around the North Pole. It is extremely cold and there is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ARCTIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an Arctic/Antarctic expedition ▪ I accompanied the explorer on one of his Arctic expeditions. Arctic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SKUA — UK, jaeger [noun] [C] - a type of large sea bird which lives in the north Atlantic and steals food …
Cambridge English vocab
ARCTIC — [noun] [U] - the Arctic the most northern part of the world, which is very coldPolar bears live in the …
Cambridge English vocab
SKUA — n. Species ( Catharacta skua , family Stercorariidae) of predatory seabird, called great skua in Britain (where the jaegers are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ARCTIC — adj. Arctic Archipelago Arctic Circle Arctic fox Arctic Ocean Arctic tern Gates of the Arctic National Park
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ARCTIC — adj. 25B6; adjective Arctic waters : POLAR, far northern; poetic/literary hyperborean; technical boreal. arctic weather conditions : (BITTERLY) COLD, wintry, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SKUA — сущ.; зоол. поморник большой (зоология) поморник (Stercorarius) skua зоол. поморник большой
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ARCTIC — 1. прил. 1) арктический, полярный, северный Syn : polar, north 2) ледяной, холодный 2. сущ. 1) (the Arctic) Арктика 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SKUA — Поморниковые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SKUA — n зоол. поморник ( Stercorarius )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ARCTIC — arctic.ogg 1. ʹɑ:ktık n ( обыкн. Arctic) 1> Арктика 2> Северный полярный круг 2. ʹɑ:ktık a 1. арктический, северный, полярный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SKUA — сущ.; зоол.поморник большой (чайка)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SKUA — (n) поморник
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SKUA — n зоол. поморник ( Stercorarius )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ARCTIC — 1. [ʹɑ:ktık] n ( обыкн. Arctic) 1) Арктика 2) Северный полярный круг 2. [ʹɑ:ktık] a 1. арктический, северный, полярный Arctic …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SKUA — n зоол. поморник ( Stercorarius )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ARCTIC — 1. ʹɑ:ktık n ( обыкн. Arctic) 1) Арктика 2> Северный полярный круг 2. ʹɑ:ktık a 1. арктический, северный, полярный Arctic …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SKUA — n. поморник [зоол.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SKUA — n. поморник [зоол.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SKUA — сущ. ; зоол. поморник большой ( чайка )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ARCTIC — 1. прил. 1) арктический, полярный, северный Syn: polar , north 2) ледяной, холодный 2. сущ. 1) геогр. ( the Arctic …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SKUA — сущ.; зоол. поморник большой (чайка)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ARCTIC — 1. прил. 1) арктический, полярный, северный Syn: polar, north 2) ледяной, холодный 2. сущ. 1) геогр. (the Arctic) Арктика 2) геогр. (the Arctic) Северный полярный круг 3) тёплые …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SKUA — поморник (Stercorarius); pl поморники (Stercoraridae) - Arctic skua - Buffon's skua - great skua - long-tailed skua - pomarine skua - Richardson's skua - south polar skua
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SKUA — поморник ( Stercorarius ) ; pl поморники ( Stercoraridae ) - Arctic skua - Buffon's skua - great skua - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SKUA — сущ.; зоол. поморник большой (зоология) поморник (Stercorarius) skua зоол. поморник большой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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