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wandering albatross

wandering albatross noun: a large seabird, Diomedea exulans, with a very large wingspread.

wandering albatross: a large seabird, Diomedea exulans, with a very large wingspread
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Noun

wandering albatross (plural wandering albatrosses)

  1. A large seabird, Diomedea exulans, with a very large wingspread.
    • ‘Well, there are lots of different subspecies of them, but the wandering albatross sort of looks like a bigger, more aristocratic seagull, with webbed feet and giant gliding wings. They partner for life and can live up to fifty years. They fly enormous distances to get the right food for their...2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), page 228
    Synonyms:
    snowy albatross, white-winged albatross, goonie, toroa

Synonyms of wandering albatross

  • snowy albatross
  • white-winged albatross
  • goonie
  • toroa

Forms of wandering albatross

pluralwandering albatrosses

Questions about wandering albatross

What does wandering albatross mean?
Wandering albatross means a large seabird, Diomedea exulans, with a very large wingspread.
What part of speech is wandering albatross?
Wandering albatross is a noun.
What is the plural of wandering albatross?
The plural of wandering albatross is wandering albatrosses.

Words near wandering albatross in the dictionary

  1. wanderesses
  2. wanderest
  3. wandereth
  4. wanderin'
  5. wandering
  6. wandering albatross
  7. wandering albatrosses
  8. Wandering Jew
  9. wandering Jews
  10. wandering nerve
  11. wandering nerves

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