skua

/skyoo-uh/US // ˈskyu ə //UK // (ˈskjuːə) //

鱼鹰,鳐鱼,魟鱼,贼鸥

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Also called bonxie. any of several large brown gull-like predatory birds of the genus Catharacta, related to jaegers, especially C. skua, of colder waters of both northern and southern seas.
- : British. jaeger.

Giant petrels and skua gulls swarmed in flocks round the seals' and penguins' carcases.
Skua gulls mysteriously appeared, snow petrels hovered along the rocky ridges and odd seals landed on the wind-raked harbour ice.
A venturesome skua gull appeared at lunch time, just as an observation for latitude was being taken.
A very inquisitive skua gull—the first sign of life we had seen thus far—flew around the tent and settled on the snow near by.
Masses of Adelie penguins and chicks constituted the main population, and skua gulls with eggs were also observed.