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ALBATROSS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
Synonyms:
albatross; mollymawk
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("albatross" is a kind of...):
oceanic bird; pelagic bird (bird of the open seas)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "albatross"):
Diomedea exulans; wandering albatross (very large albatross; white with wide black wings)
black-footed albatross; Diomedea nigripes; gooney; gooney bird; goonie; goony (a variety of albatross with black feet)
Holonyms ("albatross" is a member of...):
Diomedeidae; family Diomedeidae (albatrosses)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
Example:
she was an albatross around his neck
Synonyms:
albatross; millstone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("albatross" is a kind of...):
balk; baulk; check; deterrent; handicap; hinderance; hindrance; impediment (something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)
