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black-footed albatross

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black-foot·ed albatross  (blkftd)
n.
An albatross (Diomedea nigripes) of the Pacific coastal islands that is blackish and dusky with black feet and legs and a whitish face.
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Noun1.black-footed albatrossblack-footed albatross - a variety of albatross with black feet
Diomedea nigripes, gooney, gooney bird, goonie, goony
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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Researchers have found high levels of DDT compounds, PCBs and dioxin-like compounds in black-footed albatross adults, chicks and eggs.
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