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Albatross Common

Albatross has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

"she was an albatross around his neck"

2

large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

3

Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.

4

A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
hindrance pelagic bird
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
wandering albatross black-footed albatross
Rhyming Words
oss boss loss koss joss hoss foss toss doss poss coss ross woss voss moss soss noss cross gloss gross
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