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Definition of: albatross
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(al′bə·trôs, -tros) noun plural ·tros·ses or ·tross
Any of a small family (Diomedeidae) of large web-footed sea birds with long, narrow wings and hooked beaks, confined mostly to the Southern Hemisphere. [Orig. alcatras frigate bird <Pg. alcatraz pelican <Arabic alghaṭṭas a sea eagle]
(Wing span up to 12 feet)
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