Arctic skua definition
Overview
Define the English word Arctic skua below. Arctic skua is a noun. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .
English
Noun
Arctic skua (plural Arctic skuas)
- A seabird (Stercorarius parasiticus), of the skua family (Stercorariidae)
- Synonyms: man-of-war, man-of-war bird, parasitic jaeger
- 2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 90:
- There are fast soaring streamlined Arctic skuas with pointed double tail feathers extending behind them like the flights on a dart.
Translations
Stercorarius parasiticus
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See also
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Arctic skua on Wikipedia.Wikipedia