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Word: Albatross
Speech Type: Noun
late 17th century: alteration (influenced by Latin albus ‘white’) of 16th-century alcatras, applied to various seabirds including the frigate bird and pelican, from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz, from Arabic al-ġaṭṭās ‘the diver’
ˈalbətrɒs
a very large, chiefly white oceanic bird with long, narrow wings, found mainly in the southern oceans.
Short Definition:very large, chiefly white oceanic bird with long, narrow wings
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