albatross
noun
any of several large, web-footed sea birds of the family Diomedeidae that have the ability to remain aloft for long periods.
albatrosses
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pluralof albatross.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Elephant seals crowd its beaches, king penguins climb its green slopes, and albatrosses glide above the open landscape.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Boston-based travel blogger Jake Rosmarin posted on Instagram how the ship was almost immediately greeted by albatrosses, dolphins, sea lions and humpback whales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
While albatrosses usually mate for life, they will find new mates to breed with if their partner dies.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Most Laysan albatrosses only live for 12 to 40 years.
From NewsForKids.net ● Dec. 5, 2024
While white albatrosses escorted Endurance through the ice on their magnificent, motionless wings, Leonard Hussey, the meteorologist, serenaded the passing wildlife with his banjo.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
