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skua
CIDE DICTIONARY
skua, n. [Icel. skfr, skmr.].
Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua ; -- called also boatswain . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
skua, n. any large predatory sea bird of the family Stercorariidae which pursues other birds and makes them disgorge the fish they have caught.
Etymology
mod.L f. Faroese sk{uacute}gvur, ON sk{uacute}fr
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