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albatross 音標拼音: ['ælbətr ,ɑs] n. 信天翁 信天翁 albatross n 1: ( figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; " she was an albatross around his neck" [ synonym: { albatross}, { millstone}] 2: large web- footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight [ synonym: { albatross}, { mollymawk}] Albatross \ 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- q[= a] dus 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.] ( Zool.) 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. [ 1913 Webster] Albe
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