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English noun: albatross | |||
| 1. | albatross (cognition) (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps | ||
| Samples | She was an albatross around his neck. | ||
| Synonyms | millstone | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment | ||
| 2. | albatross (animal) large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight | ||
| Synonyms | mollymawk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | oceanic bird, pelagic bird | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | black-footed albatross, Diomedea exulans, Diomedea nigripes, gooney, gooney bird, goonie, goony, wandering albatross | ||
| Member meronym | Diomedeidae, family Diomedeidae | ||
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