Phrase guide

great skua

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large seabird, Stercorarius skua.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large brown skua of the northern Atlantic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Catharacta skua

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skua, bonxie

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: cágalu — Stercorarius skua
  • Asturian: fernandón — Stercorarius skua
  • Bulgarian: скуа (skua) — Stercorarius skua
  • Carpathian Rusyn: скуа (skua) — Stercorarius skua
  • Catalan: paràsit gros — Stercorarius skua
  • Czech: chaluha velká — Stercorarius skua
  • Dutch: grote jager — Stercorarius skua
  • Estonian: suuränn — Stercorarius skua
  • Faroese: skúgvur — Stercorarius skua
  • Finnish: isokihu — Stercorarius skua
  • French: grand labbe — Stercorarius skua
  • French: skua — Stercorarius skua
  • Galician: merdeiro — Stercorarius skua
  • German: Große Raubmöwe — Stercorarius skua
  • Greenlandic: isunngarujussuaq — Stercorarius skua
  • Icelandic: skúmur — Stercorarius skua
  • Norwegian: storjo — Stercorarius skua
  • Old Norse: skúfr — Stercorarius skua
  • Polish: wydrzyk wielki — Stercorarius skua
  • Portuguese: alcaide — Stercorarius skua
  • Romanian: lup de mare atlantic — Stercorarius skua
  • Russian: большо́й помо́рник (bolʹšój pomórnik) — Stercorarius skua
  • Lule-Sami: stuorskájtti — Stercorarius skua
  • Northern Sami: stuorraskáiti — Stercorarius skua
  • Spanish: págalo grande — Stercorarius skua
  • Spanish: skúa — Stercorarius skua
  • Swedish: storlabb — Stercorarius skua
  • Welsh: gwylan frech — Stercorarius skua