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Any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
To steal, or borrow without permission.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, transitive
Qualifier: Antarctica
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gull-like jaeger of northern seas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bonxie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jaeger
Narrower terms: great skua, Catharacta skua
From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”), from Old Norse skúfr, of unknown origin.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
كَرْكَر
(karkar)
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Asturian:
cágalu
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Asturian:
fernandón
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Bulgarian:
гигантски морелетник
(gigantski moreletnik)
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Czech:
chaluha
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Danish:
kjove
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Dutch:
jager
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Faroese:
kjógvi
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Finnish:
kihu
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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French:
labbe
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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North Frisian:
skua
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Galician:
palleira
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Galician:
golea
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Galician:
papamerda
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Galician:
merdento
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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German:
Raubmöwe
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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German:
Skua
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Italian:
stercorario
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Latvian:
klijkaija
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Lithuanian:
plėšikas
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Māori:
hākoakoa
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Navajo:
łóóʼyiniʼįįhí
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Norwegian Bokmål:
jo
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
jo
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Polish:
wydrzyk
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Portuguese:
moleiro
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Portuguese:
mandrião
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Portuguese:
estercorário
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Romanian:
lup de mare
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Russian:
помо́рник
(pomórnik)
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Scottish Gaelic:
fàsgadair
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Scottish Gaelic:
fàsgadan
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Serbo-Croatian:
pomornik
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Slovak:
pomorník
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Spanish:
págalo
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Swedish:
labb
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Swedish:
kustlabb
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
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Welsh:
sgiwen
— predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
