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Meaning of albatross

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albatross

Pronunciation:/ˈæl.bəˌtɹɑs//ˈæl.bəˌtɹɒs//ˈæl.bəˌtɹɔs/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.

  3. A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.