albatrosses

noun

  1. Any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.

  2. Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.

  3. A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole.

Synonyms: gooney, gooney bird, goonie

noun

  1. A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.

Synonyms: albatross around one's neck