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Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
In Pierid butterflies:
Any of various African and Asian
pierid
butterflies
of the
genus
Appias. Some
species
of this
genus
are
also known as
puffins.
●
In Golf & Tubenose birds:
A
double eagle
, or three
under par
on
any one
hole
, except a
par
3
hole
.
●
A
long-term
impediment
,
burden
, or curse.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
albatross
English
alcatraz
Portuguese
قطرس
Arabic
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Gooney
Goonie
Gooney Bird
Double Eagle
Albatross Around One'S Neck
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