bonxie
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of bonxie
First recorded in 1765–75; of uncertain origin; final element is apparently -sy
Example Sentences
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They seem to be identical in species with the "skua," or "bonxie" of the Shetlands.
From Project Gutenberg
The good news is the population of bonxies has peaked.
From BBC
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.
From Project Gutenberg
The bad news is the bonxies are taking even more petrels than had been thought.
From BBC
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