skua

skua
[ˈskjuːə]
noun
  1. a large brownish predatory seabird related to the gulls, pursuing other birds to make them disgorge fish they have caught
    贼鸥
  2. Family Stercorariidae: genera Catharacta (four larger species) and Stercorarius (three smaller species, North American name: jaeger)
    贼鸥科:大贼鸥属(4大型种)和贼鸥属(3小型种,北美名:jaeger)
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Faroese skúvur, from Old Norse skufr (apparently imitative)
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