skua
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”), from Old Norse skúfr, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
skua (plural skuas)
- Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.
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Translations[edit]
predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”).
Noun[edit]
skua m (plural skuas)
- great skua
- Synonym: grand labbe
See also[edit]
- Skua on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- labbe
Further reading[edit]
- “skua”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
skua n
Verb[edit]
skua
- inflection of skue:
- simple past
- past participle
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