Jaeger
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noun.
Any of several migratory seabirds of the genus
Stercorarius
that breed in Arctic regions and harass smaller birds to snatch the food they drop.
noun.
A hunter or hunting attendant.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
See
jäger
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
See
jager
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Any of three seabirds in the
skua
genus Stercorarius
noun.
A hunter's guide
noun.
A
rifle
noun.
A
sharpshooter
, a
rifleman
, light
infantry
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey
Word Usage
"At the same time, the stock evolved from the clubby jaeger silhouette to a distinctive slender shape."
Form
Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
Stercorarius parasiticus
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
coastal diving bird
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
arctic skua
bonxie
parasitic jaeger
skua
stercorarius parasiticus
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Gregor
Magar
beggar
bragger
dagger
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
skua
variant
jager