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skua

[ UK /skˈuːɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. gull-like jaeger of northern seas

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  • A third of the world's arctic skuas, big fierce birds nicknamed Bonxies, nest on the great hills of the island.
  • The Lynx adds considerably to the destroyer's firepower - it can fly at 180 knots, and has its own Sea Skua anti-ship missiles and homing torpedoes.
  • Pada pusingan Suku-akhir kemaraan skuad Sepanyol disekat oleh Belgium setelah seri o-o hingga ke masa tambahan dan tewas 5-4 melalui tendangan penalti, memperlihatkan Sepanyol terkeluar dari kempen Piala Dunia 86, Mexico sebagai pasukan paling banyak menjaringkan goal dikejohanan kali ini. Archive 2007-09-01
  • Some species such as skuas (Catharacta spp.), jaegers (Stercorarius spp.), and sheathbills (Chionis spp.) are considered obligate kleptoparasites, particularly during the breeding season or on migration.
  • Since the mid-1980s, his team has been studying a great skua breeding colony, analyzing bones and feathers in pellets that skuas cough up after feeding.
  • While there are few wild animals in Iceland, there is abundant birdlife - ducks, geese and, among the many sea-birds I spotted, petrels, puffins, tern, gannets, skuas and shearwaters.
  • A skua, going by the general size and shape, knocked the smallest human down and Clea laughed aloud. T2©: RISING STORM
  • Perhaps hobbies follow prey south to tropical Africa in the same manner that skuas follow terns.
  • The most aggressive species are the skuas and jaegers. Tuning the Rig: A Journey to the Arctic
  • American sheathbill (Chionis alba); south polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki); brown skua (Catharacta lonnbergi); southern black-backed gull (Larus dominicanus); and, Antarctic Peninsula
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