diomedea — meaning in English
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English meaning
- albatross noun A large seabird with long narrow wings and a hooked beak, found mainly over the Southern Ocean and North Pacific, famous for gliding vast distances without flapping.
Senses
diomedea is used for these senses in English:
- albatross 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.
albatross — full definition
- noun A large seabird with long narrow wings and a hooked beak, found mainly over the Southern Ocean and North Pacific, famous for gliding vast distances without flapping.
- noun A heavy burden, problem, or source of guilt that someone cannot get rid of.