Meanings
noungreat skua (plural great skuas)
plural great skuas
- A large seabird, Stercorarius skua.
There are great skuas here, nesting up on the higher ground, and I have seen them cruising above the gull colony further up the coast.
2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 85Synonyms: bonxie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large seabird, Stercorarius skua.
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Translations
Bulgarian скуа
- скуа (skua)Stercorarius skua
Catalan paràsit gros
- paràsit grosStercorarius skua
Czech chaluha velká
- chaluha velkáStercorarius skua
Dutch grote jager
- grote jagerStercorarius skua
Estonian suuränn
- suurännStercorarius skua
Finnish isokihu
- isokihuStercorarius skua
French grand labbe, skua
- grand labbeStercorarius skua
- skuaStercorarius skua
German Große Raubmöwe
- Große RaubmöweStercorarius skua
Icelandic skúmur
- skúmurStercorarius skua
Norwegian storjo
- storjoStercorarius skua
Polish wydrzyk wielki
- wydrzyk wielkiStercorarius skua
Portuguese alcaide
- alcaideStercorarius skua
Romanian lup de mare atlantic
- lup de mare atlanticStercorarius skua
Russian большо́й помо́рник
- большо́й помо́рник (bolʹšój pomórnik)Stercorarius skua
Spanish págalo grande, skúa
- págalo grandeStercorarius skua
- skúaStercorarius skua
Swedish storlabb
- storlabbStercorarius skua
Welsh gwylan frech
- gwylan frechStercorarius skua
Cite this entry
APA
great skua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20skua
MLA
“great skua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20skua. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great skua,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20skua.
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