different between skua vs jaeger

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?skju??/
• Homophone: skewer (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

skua (plural skuas)

1. Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.

Synonyms

• jaeger

Translations

See also

• skua on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Aksu, Kasu, Kaus, Sauk, auks

French

Etymology

From Faroese skúgvur (“Great Skua”).

Noun

skua m (plural skuas)

1. great skua

Synonyms

• grand labbe

See also

• Skua on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• labbe

Further reading

• “skua” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (of noun) skuene
• (of verb) skuet

Noun

skua n

1. definite plural of skue

Verb

skua

1. inflection of skue:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

English

Alternative forms

• jager, Jäger, jäger, yager

Etymology

A borrowing from German Jäger (“hunter”). Related to English yacht. Compare yager, yagger.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?je???/

Noun

jaeger (plural jaegers)

Wikispecies

1. Any of three seabirds in the skua genus Stercorarius.
2. A hunter's guide.
3. A rifle.
4. A sharpshooter, a rifleman, light infantry.
5. (In science fiction): a robotic exoskeleton used in combat.

Synonyms

• (bird of the genus Stercorarius): skua

Derived terms

• pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
• parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
• long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus

Translations

References

• jaeger at OneLook Dictionary Search
• jaeger in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.