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Definition of Arctic skua
1. Noun. A variety of jaeger.
Generic synonyms: Jaeger
Group relationships: Genus Stercorarius, Stercorarius
Definition of Arctic skua
1. Noun. A seabird, ''Stercorarius parasiticus'', of the skua family (''Stercorariidae'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arctic Skua
Literary usage of Arctic skua
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and Their Eggs by Henry Leonard Meyer (1857)
"THE Arctic skua is occasionally met with on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland,
... On the European continent the Arctic skua is more frequently seen than ..."
2. Ice-bound on Kolguev: A Chapter in the Exploration of Arctic Europe, to by Aubyn Trevor-Battye (1895)
"We saw a great deal of the Arctic skua. I have spoken of them earlier in this
book in connection with Bewick's swan and the grey plover. ..."
3. An Illustrated Manual of British Birds by Howard Saunders (1899)
"The readiest distinction at any age is, however, to be found in the shafts of
the primaries; all of these being white in the Arctic skua, whereas in the ..."
4. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1894)
"... like a marlin,-spike ;, while in the Arctic skua these feathers, which are
four inches longer than ..."
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