skua
See also: Skua and skúa
English
Etymology
From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”), from Old Norse skúfr, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskjuːə/
Audio (southern England) (file) - Homophone: skewer (in non-rhotic accents)
![](Images/wiktionary/Stercorarius_skua_-Iceland-8.jpg.webp)
A Great Skua in Iceland.
Noun
skua (plural skuas)
- Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.
Synonyms
- jaeger
Translations
predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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See also
skua on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Aksu, Kasu, Kaus, Sauk, auks
French
Etymology
From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”).
Noun
skua m (plural skuas)
- great skua
- Synonym: grand labbe
See also
Skua on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- labbe
Further reading
- “skua”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- (of noun) skuene
- (of verb) skuet
Noun
skua n
- definite plural of skue
Verb
skua
- inflection of skue:
- simple past
- past participle