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Raregooney bird
The correct spelling is gooney bird.
How to pronounce gooney bird
noun
Say it like: Goo-nee- bi-rd
The correct spelling is gooney bird. Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) and the Laysan albatross, that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often ne…
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Definition
noun
- 1.Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) and the Laysan albatross, that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
- 2.A foolish, silly, or awkward person or thing; a goon.
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