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albatross 音标拼音: ['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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