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wandering albatross

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wan·der·ing albatross (wndr-ng)
n.
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.
wandering albatross
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large albatross, Diomedea exulans, having a very wide wingspan and a white plumage with black wings
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Noun1.wandering albatross - very large albatrosswandering 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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