First Known Use: 1678
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skua
noun \ˈskyü-ə\
Definition of SKUA
: any of various seabirds (genus Catharacta) related to the jaegers: as a : great skua b : a bird (C. maccormicki) that resembles but is slightly smaller than the great skua and that breeds in the Antarctic
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Origin of SKUA
New Latin, from Faeroese skúgvur; akin to Old Norse skūfr tassel, skua, Old English scēaf sheaf — more at sheaf
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