Meanings
plural Arctic skuas
- A seabird (Stercorarius parasiticus), of the skua family (Stercorariidae)
There are fast soaring streamlined Arctic skuas with pointed double tail feathers extending behind them like the flights on a dart.
2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 90Synonyms: man-of-war, man-of-war bird, parasitic jaeger, Richardson's jaeger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA seabird (Stercorarius parasiticus), of the skua family (Stercorariidae)
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Translations
Finnish merikihu
- merikihuStercorarius parasiticus
Icelandic kjói
- kjóiStercorarius parasiticus
Irish meirleach Artach
- meirleach ArtachStercorarius parasiticus
Norwegian tyvjo
- tyvjoStercorarius parasiticus
Portuguese trinta-réis-ártico
- trinta-réis-árticoStercorarius parasiticus
Romanian lup de mare mic
- lup de mare micStercorarius parasiticus
Russian короткохво́стый помо́рник
- короткохво́стый помо́рник (korotkoxvóstyj pomórnik)Stercorarius parasiticus
Spanish escúa ártica, págalo ártico
- escúa árticaStercorarius parasiticus
- págalo árticoStercorarius parasiticus
Swedish kustlabb
- kustlabbStercorarius parasiticus
Cite this entry
Arctic skua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arctic%20skua
“Arctic skua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arctic%20skua. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arctic skua,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arctic%20skua.
Source: Arctic skua on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.