SKUA


Meaning of SKUA in English

ˈskyüə noun

also skua gull

( -s )

Etymology: skua from New Latin, from Faeroese skūgvur; akin to Old Norse skūfr skua, tassel, Old English scēaf sheaf — more at sheaf

: jaeger 3 ; especially : a jaeger of the genus Catharacta — see great skua

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