Ăl'ba-trōss, n.

noun

n. [Fr. albatros, It. albatro; corrupted from Fr. alcatras, alcatrace, alcantrace, alcatraz, Sp. & Pg. alcatraz, a large sea bird, probably from the Ar.] (Ornith.) A web-footed sea-bird, of the genus Diomedea. It is of great size, being the largest of sea-birds, and is found chiefly in the Southern Ocean. It is capable of long continued

A large albatross stands on the ground with its wings folded. — Albatross (*Diomedea exulans*).