jaeger
/ˈjeɪgə(r)/noun
1- N. Amer. any of the smaller kinds of Arctic-breeding skuas〈北美〉猎鸥。
1.1
- Genus Stercorarius, family Stercorariidae: three species, e.g. the parasitic jaeger (S. parasiticus) or Arctic skua.贼鸥属, 贼鸥科:3种, 如短尾贼鸥(拉丁名S. parasiticus)或棕贼鸥。
词源
mid 19th cent. (applied to any predatory seabird): from German Jäger 'hunter', from jagen 'to hunt'.