albatross
English Thesaurus
1. large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | oceanic bird, pelagic bird, |
| definition | : | bird of the open seas (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | diomedea exulans, wandering albatross, |
| definition | : | very large albatross; white with wide black wings (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | black-footed albatross, diomedea nigripes, gooney, gooney bird, goonie, goony, |
| definition | : | a variety of albatross with black feet (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | diomedeidae, family diomedeidae, |
| definition | : | albatrosses (noun.animal) |
2. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment, |
| definition | : | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition) |
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