"skua" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskjuːə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skua.wav Forms: skuas [plural]
Etymology: From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”), from Old Norse skúfr, of unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fo|skúgvur||Great Skua}} Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”), {{der|en|non|skúfr}} Old Norse skúfr Head templates: {{en-noun}} skua (plural skuas)
  1. Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches. Categories (lifeform): Seabirds Synonyms: jaeger Derived forms: Arctic skua, pomarine skua, pomatorhine skua Translations (predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae): كَرْكَر (karkar) [masculine] (Arabic), cágalu (Asturian), fernandón (Asturian), гигантски морелетник (gigantski moreletnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), chaluha [feminine] (Czech), kjove [common-gender] (Danish), jager [masculine] (Dutch), kjógvi [masculine] (Faroese), kihu (Finnish), labbe [feminine] (French), palleira [feminine] (Galician), golea [feminine] (Galician), papamerda [masculine] (Galician), merdento [masculine] (Galician), Raubmöwe [feminine] (German), Skua [feminine] (German), stercorario [masculine] (Italian), klijkaija [feminine] (Latvian), plėšikas [masculine] (Lithuanian), hākoakoa (Maori), łóóʼyiniʼįįhí (Navajo), skua (North Frisian), jo [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), jo [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), wydrzyk [masculine] (Polish), moleiro [masculine] (Portuguese), mandrião [masculine] (Portuguese), estercorário [masculine] (Portuguese), lup de mare [masculine] (Romanian), помо́рник (pomórnik) [masculine] (Russian), fàsgadair [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), fàsgadan [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), pomornik (Serbo-Croatian), pomorník [masculine] (Slovak), págalo [masculine] (Spanish), labb [common-gender] (Swedish), kustlabb [common-gender] (Swedish), sgiwen [feminine] (Welsh)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈskjuːə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skua.wav Forms: skuas [present, singular, third-person], skuaing [participle, present], skuaed [participle, past], skuaed [past]
Etymology: From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”), from Old Norse skúfr, of unknown origin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fo|skúgvur||Great Skua}} Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”), {{der|en|non|skúfr}} Old Norse skúfr Head templates: {{en-verb}} skua (third-person singular simple present skuas, present participle skuaing, simple past and past participle skuaed)
  1. (transitive, slang, Antarctica) To steal, or borrow without permission. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-skua-en-verb-9qfFB5-E Categories (other): Antarctic English, English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with North Frisian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with North Frisian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 54 46

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, slang, Antarctica) To steal, or borrow without permission."
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      "word": "kihu"
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Raubmöwe"
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Skua"
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "word": "hākoakoa"
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      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "word": "łóóʼyiniʼįįhí"
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
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      "word": "jo"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "moleiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "mandrião"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "estercorário"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "lup de mare"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "помо́рник"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "fàsgadair"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fàsgadan"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "word": "pomornik"
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pomorník"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "págalo"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
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      "word": "labb"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "kustlabb"
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae",
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      "word": "sgiwen"
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      "homophone": "skewer (non-rhotic)"
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}

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