gooney bird (redirected from goony birds)

gooney bird [ˈguːnɪ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an informal name for albatross esp the black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes)

[C19 gony (originally sailors' slang), probably from dialect gooney fool, of obscure origin; compare goon]

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Noun

1.

gooney bird - a variety of albatross with black feet black-footed albatross, Diomedea nigripes, gooney, 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