Associations to the word «Stercorarius»

Wiktionary

STERCORARIUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Stercorariidae   — the skuas.
STERCORARIUS ANTARCTICUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Stercorariidae   — the brown skua.
STERCORARIUS CHILENSIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Stercorariidae   — the Chilean skua.
STERCORARIUS LONGICAUDUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Stercorariidae   — the long-tailed jaeger.
STERCORARIUS MACCORMICKI, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Stercorariidae   — the south polar skua.
STERCORARIUS PARASITICUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Stercorariidae   — the parasitic jaeger, Arctic skua or parasitic skua.
STERCORARIUS POMARINUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Stercorariidae   — the pomarine skua.
STERCORARIUS SKUA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Stercorariidae   — the great skua.

Dictionary definition

STERCORARIUS, noun. Type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers.

Wise words

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