great skua

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great skua

noun great skuas

A large seabird, Stercorarius skua. There are great skuas here, nesting up on the higher ground, and I have seen them cruising above the gull colony further up the coast.
Similar: bonxie

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noun Stercorarius skua

Español	págalo grande, skúa
Português	alcaide
Français	grand labbe, skua
Deutsch	Große Raubmöwe
Română	lup de mare atlantic
Русский	большо́й помо́рник bolʹšój pomórnik

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@misc{great_skua_2026,
  title = {great skua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/great%20skua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}