Definition of Albatrass
Albatross, the largest and strongest of sea-birds, that ranges over
the southern seas, often seen far from land; it is a superstition among
sailors that it is disastrous to shoot one.
- Wikipedia
Al"ba*tross (&?;), n. [Corrupt. fr. Pg.
alcatraz cormorant, albatross, or Sp. alcatraz a pelican: cf.
Pg. alcatruz, Sp. arcaduz, a bucket, fr. Ar. al-
qādus the bucket, fr. Gr. ka`dos, a water vessel. So
an Arabic term for pelican is water-carrier, as a bird
carrying water in its pouch.] (Zoöl.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- A person or thing which is:
- # A constant, worrisome burden.
- # An obstacle to success.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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