albatross : Idioms & Phrases

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black-footed albatross

  • noun a variety of albatross with black feet
    Diomedea nigripes; goonie; gooney; gooney bird; goony.
WordNet

Sooty albatross

  • (Zoöl.), an albatross (Phoebetria fuliginosa) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; called also nellie.
Webster 1913

Wandering albatross

  • noun very large albatross; white with wide black wings
    Diomedea exulans.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of Albatross.
Webster 1913