Phrase guide

Arctic skua

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A seabird (Stercorarius parasiticus), of the skua family (Stercorariidae)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: man-of-war, man-of-war bird, parasitic jaeger

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a variety of jaeger

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: jaeger

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Faroese: kjógvi — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Finnish: merikihu — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Greenlandic: isunngaq — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Icelandic: kjói — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Irish: meirleach Artach — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Norwegian: tyvjo — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Portuguese: trinta-réis-ártico — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Romanian: lup de mare mic — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Russian: короткохво́стый помо́рник (korotkoxvóstyj pomórnik) — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Lule-Sami: suolaskájtti — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Northern Sami: suolaskáiti — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Spanish: escúa ártica — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Spanish: págalo ártico — Stercorarius parasiticus
  • Swedish: kustlabb — Stercorarius parasiticus