What is "gooney bird"

alt. 1 Any of several albatrosses, especially the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-footed%20Albatross (''Diomedea nigripes'') and the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laysan%20Albatross, that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases. 2 (context slang English) a foolish, silly, or awkward person or thing; a goon. n. 1 Any of several albatrosses, especially the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-footed%20Albatross (''Diomedea nigripes'') and the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laysan%20Albatross, that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases. 2 (context slang English) a foolish, silly, or awkward person or thing; a goon.

n. a variety of albatross with black feet [syn: black-footed albatross, gooney, goonie, goony, Diomedea nigripes]

Gooney bird may refer to:

• Albatross or gooney bird
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Gooney bird, a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner
• Gooney Bird character in The "Hard Luck Bears" animatronic show: see Aaron Fechter