9 thoughts on “ Albatross ”

1. Albatross definition is - any of a family (Diomedeidae) of large web-footed seabirds that have long slender wings, are excellent gliders, and include the largest seabirds. How to use albatross in a sentence. Why is albatross used to refer to a burden?

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2. Albatross, (family Diomedeidae), any of more than a dozen species of large seabirds that collectively make up the family Diomedeidae (order Procellariiformes). Because of their tameness on land, many albatrosses are known by the common names mollymawk (from the Dutch for “foolish gull”) and gooney.

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3. Jul 24,  · The wandering albatross can only dive about 2 to 3 feet ( to 1 m) into the ocean, yet based on an analysis of its diet, scientists are pretty sure the wandering albatross eats squid that live.

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4. Define albatross. albatross synonyms, albatross pronunciation, albatross translation, English dictionary definition of albatross. n. pl. albatross or al·ba·tross·es 1.

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5. Albatross fidelity is legendary; in southern Buller's albatrosses, only 4 percent will choose new partners. In the fifth year, a pair may make its first breeding attempt. Breeding is a two-stage.

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6. A metaphor for a dead weight or burden that one must carry, especially when the burden is not a literal one but a stigma of some kind that one cannot easily discard or throw off. The name comes from a story about a sailor who killed an albatross that was following his ship, an act thought to bring bad luck upon the ship. His fellow sailors made him wear the dead albatross around his neck as.

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7. Albatross was an elderly male SeaWing prince who lived in the time of Darkstalker. He was the first noted SeaWing animus dragon and a member of the SeaWing royal family, being Lagoon's brother. He committed the Royal SeaWing Massacre, murdering most of the royal family before being killed by Fathom and Indigo. Presently, Albatross is still mentioned in many history texts, as his massacre is Age: Elderly.

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8. Albatross definition, any of several large, web-footed sea birds of the family Diomedeidae that have the ability to remain aloft for long periods. See more.

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9. Sep 18,  · An albatross is a very large white seabird. 2. countable noun [usu with supp] If you describe something or someone as an albatross around your neck, you mean that they cause you great problems from which you cannot escape, or they prevent you from doing what you want to do.

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