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skua

/ˈskjuːə/

skua noun: any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.

skua: any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to...
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Noun

skua (plural skuas)

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

Verb

skua (third-person singular simple present skuas, present participle skuaing, simple past and past participle skuaed)

  1. (slang, transitive, Antarctica) To steal, or borrow without permission.
    • We skua crew mess pastries and cheese, skua toe warmers, gloves. I skuaed her chocolate. Can't help it.2019, Elizabeth Bradfield, Toward Antarctica: An Exploration

skua meaning in Tamil and Arabic

skua in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

skua in Arabic

predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae
كَرْكَر karkar

Synonyms of skua

Forms of skua

Noun
pluralskuas
Verb
third-person singular presentskuas
present participleskuaing
past participleskuaed
pastskuaed

Origin of skua

From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”), from Old Norse skúfr, of unknown origin.

Words formed from skua

Phrases with skua

Questions about skua

What does skua mean?
Skua means any of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.
What is skua in Tamil?
Skua in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Skua meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is skua?
Skua can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce skua?
Skua is pronounced /ˈskjuːə/.
What is the plural of skua?
The plural of skua is skuas.

Words near skua in the dictionary

  1. SKSK
  2. sksksk
  3. sksksksk
  4. Skt.
  5. SKU
  6. skua
  7. skuaed
  8. skuaing
  9. skuas
  10. skub
  11. Skubal

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: skua (page history and authors); skua (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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