wandering albatross

American  

noun

1. a large albatross, Diomedea exulans, of southern waters, having the plumage mostly white with dark markings on the upper parts.

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wandering albatross British  

noun

1. a large albatross, Diomedea exulans, having a very wide wingspan and a white plumage with black wings

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Example Sentences

Given that the wandering albatross can weigh more than a 2-year-old child, it has some heavy lifting to do as it flies over vast swaths of open ocean.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 8, 2023

Maliki Crawford’s 79-inch arm-span isn’t quite the 12.1-foot wingspan of the wandering albatross, but don’t tell that to the receivers trying to catch passes after he utilizes his reach to make a deflection.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2022

It was of an astounding bird called the wandering albatross.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2021

Dippers walk alone and underwater, on the beds of mountain streams, and a wandering albatross may glide on its three-metre wingspan 500 miles away from any other albatrosses.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2018

We shall skim the prairies and leap the mountains, and roam over the ocean like the wandering albatross.

From Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals by Hulbert, William Davenport