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Why is the bird in the idiom an albatross instead of another bird?
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∙ 9y ago
It is a line from a poem. A sailor killed an albatross, which was a bird sailors considered a lucky omen, so the other sailors made him wear it around his neck as punishment. This came to mean anything you've done that hinders your future.
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Another name for gooney bird?
Albatross
Bird with longest wingspan?
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Largest sea bird?
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Which is the largest sea bird?
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Which bird has the widest bird wings?
albatross
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What did Fleetwood mac have with a bird?
Albatross
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Is an albatross a sea bird?
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What bird has the longest wingspand?
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What is mean albatrosses?
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What is a name of a bird that starts with a?
albatross
