Plural of albatross

irregular plural

The plural of albatross is albatross or albatrosses.

Forms of albatross

Singular	albatross /ˈæl.bəˌtɹɒs/
Plural	albatross /ˈæl.bəˌtɹɒs/ albatrosses
Countable	countable

The birds find their own squid, although, after a long, squidless search, an individual may join other feeding albatrosses briefly.1974, Wonders of the world of the albatross, page 51. From the entry squidless
However, the growing prevalence of plastics in some areas means these can be difficult for albatrosses to distinguish, leading to accidental ingestion.2021, Alice A. Horton, Isobelle Blissett, Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Freshwater Aquatic, Terrestrial and Avian Migratory Species in…. From the entry regurgitate
Riding on the edge of the wind on long, narrow wings are the masters of the ocean sky, small, tube-nosed albatrosses and petrels, and the huge, false-toothed odontopterygians.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 84. From the entry odontopterygian

noun 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.
noun Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.
noun A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.

What is the plural of albatross?: The plural of albatross is albatross or albatrosses.
Is albatross countable?: Albatross is a countable noun.

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