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albatrosses
Variant of albatross
noun pl. albatrosses or albatross
- any of a family (Diomedeidae) of large, web-footed tubenose birds found chiefly in the South Seas: they have long, narrow wings and a long, hooked beak
- a burden or source of distress, esp. one that impairs effective action: often in the phrase
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