English

Noun

bonxie ‎(plural bonxies)

1. (Britain, chiefly Shetland) the great skua, Stercorarius skua
   • 2006, Graham Uney, Backpacker's Britain: Northern Scotland‎

     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...

References

• “bonxie” in Dictionary of the Scots Language, Scottish Language Dictionaries, Edinburgh"

Scots

Etymology

From Old Norse bunki.

Noun

bonxie ‎(plural bonxies)

1. (chiefly Shetland) the great skua, Stercorarius skua

Synonyms

• skooi
• skooie
• skuie

References

• “bonxie” in Dictionary of the Scots Language, Scottish Language Dictionaries, Edinburgh"