Noted for powerful gliding flight

• Large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of a group of medium-sized albatrosses in the genus ''Thalassarche''.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto, glutto. See Glut .] One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer. Fig.: One who gluts himself. Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous mammal ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight [syn: albatross ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The mollymawks are a group of medium-sized albatrosses that form the genus Thalassarche . The name has sometimes been used for the genus Phoebetria as well, but these are usually called sooty albatrosses . They are restricted to the Southern Hemisphere ...