albatross
Meaning of albatross
noun
- a very large, chiefly white oceanic bird with long, narrow wings, found mainly in the southern oceans.
- another term for double eagle.
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’.
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Hyphenation of albatross
al-ba-tross
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- albatross is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
albatross synonyms
Meaning millstone:
Meaning mollymawk:
Translation of albatross
Words that rhyme with albatross
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