Albatross synonyms

ăl'bə-trôs', -trŏs'

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gooney
(Slang) a foolish, silly or awkward person or thing; a goon.
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handicap
A disability.
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mallemuck
(Obsolete) mollymawk
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Black-footed (related)
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nelly
A spelling variant of Nellie, a diminutive of the female given names Eleanor and Helen.
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pelican
Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.
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seabird
Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
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burden
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
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mollymawk
An albatross, especially one of the genus Thalassarche, found in the Southern Hemisphere.
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millstone
A large round stone used for grinding grain.
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albatrosses (related)
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black-browed (related)
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gannet (related)
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exulans (related)
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boobies (related)
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sea-bird (related)
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sea-eagle (related)
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diomedea (related)
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tropicbirds (related)
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hindrance
The definition of a hindrance is an obstacle or something that inhibits or delays some desired action.
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  • Several species of albatross are known; for the smaller forms see Mallemuck.

  • The albatross is of course the most conspicuous sea bird.

  • The sea-elephant and sea-leopard are characteristic. Penguins of various kinds are abundant; a teal (Querquedula Eatoni) peculiar to Kerguelen and the Crozets is also found in considerable numbers, and petrels, especially the giant petrel (Ossifraga gigantea), skuas, gulls, sheath-bills (Chionis minor), albatross, terns, cormorants and Cape pigeons frequent the island.

  • Actual or projected routes for telegraph cables across the deep sea have also been sounded with extreme accuracy in many cases; but beyond these lines of sounding the vast spaces of the ocean remain unplumbed save for the rare researches of scientific expeditions, such as those of the " Challenger," the " Valdivia," the " Albatross " and the " Scotia."

  • Since 1860 several visits have been paid to the group by scientific investigators - by Dr Habel in 1868; Messrs Baur and Adams, and the naturalists of the "Albatross," between 1888 and 1891; and in 1897-1898 by Mr Charles Harris, whose journey was specially undertaken at the instance of the Hon.

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