Meanings
plural wandering albatrosses
- A large seabird, Diomedea exulans, with a very large wingspread.
1 more example
‘Well, there are lots of different subspecies of them, but the wandering albatross sort of looks like a bigger, more aristocratic seagull, with webbed feet and giant gliding wings. They partner for life and can live up to fifty years. They fly enormous distances to get the right food for their young.’
2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), page 228Synonyms: snowy albatross, white-winged albatross, goonie, toroa
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large seabird, Diomedea exulans, with a very large wingspread.
More synonyms by meaning
nounvery large albatross; white with wide black wings
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian странстващ албатрос
- странстващ албатрос (stranstvašt albatros)Diomedea exulans
Czech albatros stěhovavý
- albatros stěhovavýDiomedea exulans
Dutch grote albatros
- grote albatrosDiomedea exulans
French albatros hurleur
- albatros hurleurDiomedea exulans
German Wanderalbatros
- WanderalbatrosDiomedea exulans
Hungarian vándoralbatrosz
- vándoralbatroszDiomedea exulans
Icelandic hrímtrosi
- hrímtrosiDiomedea exulans
Italian albatro urlatore
- albatro urlatoreDiomedea exulans
Japanese ワタリアホウドリ
- ワタリアホウドリ (watari ahodori)Diomedea exulans
Māori toroa
- toroaDiomedea exulans
Polish albatros wędrowny
- albatros wędrownyDiomedea exulans
Russian стра́нствующий альбатро́с
- стра́нствующий альбатро́с (stránstvujuščij alʹbatrós)Diomedea exulans
Spanish albatros viajero, albatros errante
- albatros viajeroDiomedea exulans
- albatros erranteDiomedea exulans
Cite this entry
wandering albatross. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wandering%20albatross
“wandering albatross.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wandering%20albatross. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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