albatross

Converse of object

• wander: Longline fishing for southern bluefin tuna also affects wandering albatrosses breeding on the Crozet Islands in the southern Indian Ocean.
• wave: The island has the largest known colony of waved albatrosses, magnificent birds of enormous wing span.
• kill: However a range of measures are currently in force to try to reduce the number of albatrosses killed by longline fisheries.
• save: Save the albatross - we look at the campaign to save these most wonderful of seabirds.
• see: During our walk across the island, we were fortunate to see the single juvenile albatross that had not left.
• become: Senior ministers have expressed disquiet and the issue may well become an albatross for the next Labor government.

Preposition: around

• neck: It is clear that if nothing is done many of them will become albatrosses around the necks of local authorities.

Adjective modifier

• black-browed: Within minutes the first Black-browed Albatrosses are whizzing past, often within meters of the boat.
• yellow-nosed: We will also try to make landings at Nightingale Island where millions of seabirds ranging from Yellow-nosed Albatrosses to Brown Noddies reside.
• grey-headed: The study is reported in the journal Science, and outlines, for the first time, the year-round habitat of the grey-headed albatross.
• sooty: Sooty albatross are relatively uncommon and are losing large numbers to long-line fishing so we were very lucky to see them.
• first: Within minutes the first Black-browed Albatrosses are whizzing past, often within meters of the boat.
• royal: A boardwalk leads from a small meteorological station to the hilltop observatories of the royal albatross.

Modifies a noun

• chick: These days one is not allowed to savor albatross chick or penguin to build up your strength for the crossing.
• colony: A brief escorted trip to the albatross colony was put on to say thanks for the cargo work.
• specie: The final albatross species was the White-capped form of Shy Albatross.
• companion: Along for the ride is his randy wiseacre albatross companion, Kir, who is constantly getting the pair into difficulties.
• population: This is having a devastating impact on albatross populations across the world.

Noun used with modifier

• wiseacre: Along for the ride is his randy wiseacre albatross companion, Kir, who is constantly getting the pair into difficulties.
• Tristan: It is the most important site for breeding seabirds in the south Atlantic, and the main breeding site for the Tristan albatross.