Skua Synonyms

skyo͝oə
Gull-like jaeger of northern seas
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bonxie

Words Related to Skua

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. skuas
  2. pomarine
  3. shearwater
  4. bonxies
  5. auk
  6. shearwaters
  7. oystercatcher
  8. redpoll
  9. tern
  10. gannet
  11. terns
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Skua Sentence Examples

  • They are the home of myriads of sea-birds and one of the nesting-places of the bonxie, or great skua (Lestris cataractes), which used to be fostered by the islanders to keep down the eagles, and the eggs of which are still strictly preserved.

  • The strong offshore winds saw to it that the sea produced nothing more than a few lingering Manx shearwaters and an Arctic Skua.

  • Here you also find nesting arctic skua and bonxie (great skua ).

  • Also a great northern diver and 2 arctic skua flew east.

  • Figure 2. Wing of a great skua showing the bold white flash of feathers.

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