skua
/skjuːə/
noun
- A large, aggressive seabird that steals food from other birds and eats fish and small animals.
- We watched a skua chase a gull across the sky until it dropped its catch.
- The skua is known for its bold behavior and powerful flight over the ocean.
- A skua swooped down and snatched the fish right out of the puffin's beak.