albatross-Albatros: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is Albatros?

  • Any of several large web-footed birds constituting the family Diomedeidae, chiefly of the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere, and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
    L’un des nombreux grands oiseaux à pieds de toile constituant la famille des Diomedeidae, principalement des océans de l’hémisphère sud, et ayant un bec crochu et de longues ailes étroites.
  • A constant, worrisome burden.
    Un fardeau constant et inquiétant.
  • An obstacle to success.
    Un obstacle au succès.