jaeger

• Nom désignant un oiseau de mer prédateur qui poursuit d'autres oiseaux pour les forcer à lâcher leur proie, ou un chasseur ou poursuivant (sens analogique).

A noun referring to a rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to force them to drop their prey.

1. Rapacious seabirdC1formal

   A predatory seabird that chases other birds to force them to drop their prey, which it then steals.

   Labbe (oiseau marin)

   • The jaeger swooped down and harassed the gull until it dropped its fish.
   • We spotted a jaeger soaring over the ocean during our boat trip.
   • Jaegers are known for their aggressive hunting tactics.

   Synonymesskua