Albatross

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several large web-footed birds constituting the family Diomedeidae, chiefly of the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere, and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
  • n. A constant, worrisome burden.
  • n. An obstacle to success.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • n. A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole.
  • n. A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A web-footed sea-bird of the petrel family, Procellariidæ, and subfamily Diomedeinæ.
  • n. A thin untwilled woolen material used for women's dresses.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
  • n. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    impediment    balk    hinderance    check    hindrance   
    Cross Reference
    gooney bird    goonie    gooney   
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    ptarmigan    petrel    condor    sparrow hawk    osprey   
     
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