wan·der·ing albatross

(wŏn′dər-ĭng)

A large, mostly white albatross (Diomedea exulans) of southern seas, having long narrow wings whose spread is regarded as the largest of any living bird.

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wandering albatross

(Animals) a large albatross, Diomedea exulans, having a very wide wingspan and a white plumage with black wings

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Noun

wandering albatross - very large albatross; white with wide black wings

Diomedea exulans

mollymawk, albatross - large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

genus Diomedea - type of the Diomedeidae

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