ALBATROSS

• (noun) large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

  synonyms : mollymawk

• (noun) (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

  "she was an albatross around his neck"

  synonyms : millstone

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