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alcatras

alcatras noun: any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross.

Noun

alcatras

  1. (obsolete) Any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross.

Origin of alcatras

From Spanish alcatraz.

Questions about alcatras

What does alcatras mean?
Alcatras means any of various large ocean birds, such as the pelican, gannet, frigatebird, or albatross.
What part of speech is alcatras?
Alcatras is a noun.

Words near alcatras in the dictionary

  1. alcatiff
  2. alcatiffs
  3. alcatifs
  4. alcatote
  5. alcatotes
  6. alcatras
  7. Alcatraz
  8. Alcauter
  9. Alcauters
  10. alcavala
  11. alcavalas

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