gull vs albatross
Definitions
noun
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
verb
- make a fool or dupe of
- fool or hoax
Examples
The seagulls fly off, the waves roll away and we depart.
Other numerous species include the yellowbilled diver Gavia adamsii, whooper swan Cygnus cygnus, lesser whitefronted goose Anser erythropus, slatybacked gull Larus Schistisagus, Kamchatka tern Sterna camtschatica, guillemot Uria aalge, thickbilled guillemot Uria lomvia, pigeon guillemot Cepphus columbs, ancient murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus, horned puffin Fratercula Corniculata and tufted puffin Lunda cirrhata.
Along the Leathad Riabhach gully, the Ben More Thrust steepens into a subvertical fault with gneiss to the NE and quartzite to the SW.
Definitions
noun
- (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
- large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
Examples
It's penguins, albatrosses, caracaras, steamer ducks and a couple of endemic small jobs you've come for.
Instead of carrying the nation's hopes, he has an albatross around his neck.
Albatrosses, petrels, shags and shearwaters glide merrily around, all because of continental shelves and currents that slope and converge and form a giant feeding ground for these stars of the sea.
