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bonxie
[ bongk-see ]
bonxie
/ ˈ²úÉ’Å‹°ì²õɪ /
noun
- (originally in Shetland) the great skua See skua
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bonxie1
C19: probably of Scandinavian origin: compare Norwegian bunke heap, something dumpy
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
They seem to be identical in species with the "skua," or "bonxie" of the Shetlands.
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The good news is the population of bonxies has peaked.
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High above the rain goose shrieked its melancholy cry, and the sea mews and sheldrakes, even the shear waters and bonxies, flew landward to the shelter of the cliffs.
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The bad news is the bonxies are taking even more petrels than had been thought.
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