how to pronounce skua

/ˈskjuː.ə/

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skua is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of skua

noun:

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

skua frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word skua occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics skua can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that skua can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;