- Skua
- Skuadie; -, -s<nach gleichbed. färöisch skūgvur>nordatlantische Raubmöwe (Zool.)
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Skua
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Skua — Sku a, n. [Icel. sk?fr, sk?mr.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any jager gull; especially, the {Megalestris skua}; called also {boatswain}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skua — skȕa ž <G mn skȗā> DEFINICIJA zool. veliki grabežljivi galeb iz roda Catharacta, obitava uz ledena područja sjevernih i južnih mora ETIMOLOGIJA skand. ← egz. (ferojski) skugvur … Hrvatski jezični portal
skua — [skyo͞o′ə] n. [ModL, adapted ( c. 1604) < Faroese skūgver < ON skūfr, tuft, sheaf (akin to SHOP)] 1. a large, brown and white, predatory shorebird (Catharacta skua, family Stercorariidae) found in cold seas 2. Brit. JAEGER (sense 2) … English World dictionary
Skua — Skua, Art der Gattung Raubmeve … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
skua — ● skua nom masculin Oiseau (stercoraire) des îles Kerguelen, aux mœurs de rapace agressif … Encyclopédie Universelle
Skua — [färöisch] die, / s, Art der Raubmöwen … Universal-Lexikon
Skua — 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: s; Zool.〉 Raubmöwenart des Nordatlantiks [Etym.: färöisch] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
skua — predatory gull, 1670s, from Faeroese skugvur, related to O.N. skufr seagull, tuft, tassel, and possibly to skauf fox s tail … Etymology dictionary
skua — ► NOUN ▪ a large predatory seabird which pursues other birds to make them disgorge fish. ORIGIN Faroese … English terms dictionary
Skua — Grand Labbe Grand labbe ou skua … Wikipédia en Français
