bonxie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɑŋk.si/ (General-American)
- /ˈbɒŋk.si/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Scots bonxie, from Old Norse bunki.
Meanings
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(Shetland, UK) The great skua, Stercorarius skua.
It is the large brown bonxies that heckle me as I pass across the high moor and approach the sheep gate.
2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 102:Bonxies are more than happy to fly at you as you walk harmlessly across the moors, and they regularly clip people with a wing or extended foot […]
2006, Graham Uney, Backpacker's Britain: Northern Scotland:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bonxies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |