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Definition of Albatross

Albatross
Albatross Al"ba*tross, n. [Corrupt. fr. Pg. alcatraz cormorant, albatross, or Sp. alcatraz a pelican: cf. Pg. alcatruz, Sp. arcaduz, a bucket, fr. Ar. al-q[=a]dus the bucket, fr. Gr. ka`dos, a water vessel. So an Arabic term for pelican is water-carrier, as a bird carrying water in its pouch.] (Zo["o]l.) A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere.

Meaning of Albatross from wikipedia

- Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds related to the procellariids, storm petrels, and diving petrels in the order Procellariiformes...
- The snowy albatross (Diomedea exulans), also known as the wandering albatross, white-winged albatross, or goonie, is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae;...
- The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large, twin-radial engined amphibious flying boat that was used by the United States Air Force (USAF), the U.S. Navy...
- albatros, albatross, or albatrosses in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An albatross is one of a family of large winged seabirds. Albatross or Albatros...
- Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have borne the name HMAS Albatross, for the albatross: HMAS Albatross (1928), a seaplane carrier launched in 1928, which left...
- The word albatross is sometimes used metaphorically to mean a psychological burden (most often ****ociated with guilt or shame) that feels like a curse...
- have borne the name HMS Albatross, after the seabird, the albatross. A seventh was planned but never completed: HMS Albatross (1795) was a 16-gun brig-sloop...
- The Amsterdam albatross or Amsterdam Island albatross, (Diomedea amsterdamensis), is a large albatross which breeds only on Amsterdam Island in the southern...
- The Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) is a large seabird that ranges across the North Pacific. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are home to...
- The great albatrosses are seabirds in the genus Diomedea in the albatross family. The genus Diomedea formerly included all albatrosses except the sooty...