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great skua

 
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1950–55
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sku⋅a

  [skyoo-uh]
–noun
1. Also called bonxie. any of several large brown gull-like predatory birds of the genus Catharacta, related to jaegers, esp. C. skua (great skua), of colder waters of both northern and southern seas.
2. British. jaeger (def. 1).
Origin:
1670–80; < Faeroese skū(g)vur; c. ON skūfr tassel, tuft, also skua (in poetry), akin to shove 1
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great skua  
n.  A predatory gull-like sea bird (Catharacta skua) of northern regions, having brownish plumage.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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skua 
"predatory gull," 1678, from Faeroese skugvur, related to O.N. skufr "seagull, tuft, tassel," and possibly to skauf "fox's tail."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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