bonxie [ˈbɒŋksɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a name, originally Shetland, for the great skua (see skua)
[probably of Scandinavian origin: compare Norwegian bunke heap, something dumpy]
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| Noun | 1. |  bonxie - gull-like jaeger of northern seas jaeger - rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey Catharacta, genus Catharacta - skuas Catharacta skua, great skua - large brown skua of the northern Atlantic |
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