albatross

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noun

1. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
- she was an albatross around his neck
• Syn:
millstone
• Hypernyms:
hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk,
baulk, check, handicap
2. large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings;
noted for powerful gliding flight
• Syn:
mollymawk
• Hypernyms:
pelagic bird, oceanic bird
• Hyponyms:
wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans, black-footed albatross, gooney, gooney bird,
goonie, goony, Diomedea nigripes
• Member Holonyms:
Diomedeidae, family Diomedeidae

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mollymawk, millstone