skua
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skua /ˈskjuːə/
▶noun a large predatory seabird, chiefly brown, which pursues other birds to make them disgorge fish. [Catharacta skua (great skua), Stercorarius parasiticus (Arctic skua), and related species.]
– origin C17: mod. L., from Faroese skúvur, from ON skufr (appar. imitative).
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