pomarine skua
/ˈpɒməraɪn/noun
1- a large Arctic-breeding skua, having dark brown plumage with (in some birds) pale underparts中贼鸥。
1.1
- Stercorarius pomarinus, family Stercorariidae. North American name: pomarine jaeger.拉丁名Stercorarius pomarinus,贼鸥科。北美名:pomarine jaeger.
词源
mid 19th cent.: pomarine from French pomarin, from Greek pōma 'cover, lid' + rhis, rhin- 'nose' (because the bird's nostrils are partly covered by a cere).