SKUA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Gull-like jaeger of northern seas

Synonyms:

bonxie; skua

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("skua" is a kind of...):

jaeger (rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "skua"):

Catharacta skua; great skua (large brown skua of the northern Atlantic)

Holonyms ("skua" is a member of...):

Catharacta; genus Catharacta (skuas)