skua
/ˈskjuːə/noun
1- a large brownish predatory seabird related to the gulls, pursuing other birds to make them disgorge fish they have caught(大)贼鸥。
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- 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)。
词源
late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Faroese skúvur, from Old Norse skufr (apparently imitative).