ˈælbətrɔs n. 1 a
any long-winged stout-bodied
bird of
the family Diomedeidae
related to petrels, inhabiting the
Pacific and Southern Oceans. b a
source of frustration or
guilt; an
encumbrance. 2
Brit.
Golf a
score of
three strokes
under par at any
hole. [alt. (after L albus white) of 17th-c. alcatras,
applied to
various sea-birds, f.
Sp. and
Port. alcatraz, var. of Port. alcatruz f.
Arab. alkadus the pitcher]