English-Portuguese translations for albatross

• albatroz
  Todos os anos morrem muitos albatrozes ao mergulharem à frente do navio para apanhar os resíduos de peixe.Every year it causes the deaths of many albatrosses which dive in front of the ship to eat the fish waste and perish.
  Contestamos veementemente este método frequentemente utilizado na pesca ilegal nos mares da região em causa, em virtude da ameaça que representa para os albatrozes.We strongly object to this method, which is frequently used for illegal fishing in the waters in the region concerned, because it is a threat to the albatross.

Definition of albatross

• 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
• A double eagle, or three under par on any one hole, except a par 3 hole
• A long-term impediment, burden, or curse

Related words

• albatross around one's neck
• wandering albatross
• Laysan Albatross
• Black-footed Albatross
• Waved Albatross
• Short-tailed Albatross
• Royal Albatross
• Sooty Albatross
• Light-mantled Albatross