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skua

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Viruses that jump from one species to another are often especially dangerous, which would explain why this strain of birdflu might kill a lot of penguins while leaving the skua birds largely unaffected.

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Quick take

Any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

Any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.

verb

(transitive, slang, Antarctica) To steal, or borrow without permission.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for skua.

noun

Any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.

verb

(transitive, slang, Antarctica) To steal, or borrow without permission.

Example sentences

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Viruses that jump from one species to another are often especially dangerous, which would explain why this strain of birdflu might kill a lot of penguins while leaving the skua birds largely unaffected.

2

That said, I still find the jargon entertaining: - Skua - discarded items that can be usefully repurposed by someone else - Toast / toasty - burnt out, irritable, need to go home...

3

Skua (bin) is in that dictionary though, and that's still widely used in the US.

4

I also liked hearing about the "Skua" barrels, which are local recycling (I can't/won't take this back with me to the mainland) named after the voracious local avians, a sort of Ur-seagull with their worst traits magnified.

5

> That leads us to wonder why the species of predatory "gulls" that were sampled positive for bird flu didn't died massively Presumably the hypothesis would be that this particular strain of bird flu was endemic to skua seabirds and exogenous to penguins.

Quote examples

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I also liked hearing about the "Skua" barrels, which are local recycling (I can't/won't take this back with me to the mainland) named after the voracious local avians, a sort of Ur-seagull with their worst traits magnified.

2

> That leads us to wonder why the species of predatory "gulls" that were sampled positive for bird flu didn't died massively Presumably the hypothesis would be that this particular strain of bird flu was endemic to skua seabirds and exogenous to penguins.

Proper noun examples

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Skua (bin) is in that dictionary though, and that's still widely used in the US.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use skua in a sentence?

Viruses that jump from one species to another are often especially dangerous, which would explain why this strain of birdflu might kill a lot of penguins while leaving the skua birds largely unaffected.

What does skua mean?

Any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.

What part of speech is skua?

skua is commonly used as noun, verb.