arctic skua

Definitions of arctic skua
  1. noun
    a variety of jaeger
    synonyms: Stercorarius parasiticus, parasitic jaeger
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    type of:
    jaeger
    rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey
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