'Jaeger' definitions:

Definition of 'jaeger'

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noun
Rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey

Definition of 'Jaeger'

From: GCIDE
  • Jaeger \Jae"ger\, n. See Jager. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'jaeger'

From: GCIDE
  • Jager \Ja"ger\, n. [G. j[aum]ger a hunter, a sportsman. Cf. Yager.] [Written also jaeger.]
  • 1. (Mil.) A sharpshooter. See Yager. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua). [1913 Webster]

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