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Definition of Gooney bird
1. Noun. A variety of albatross with black feet.
Generic synonyms: Albatross, Mollymawk
Group relationships: Genus Diomedea
Definition of Gooney bird
1. Noun. Any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross (''Diomedea nigripes'') and the Laysan albatross, that dwell primarily on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) a foolish, silly, or awkward person or thing; a goon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gooney Bird
Literary usage of Gooney bird
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6by Lynne R. Dorfman, Rose Cappelli by Lynne R. Dorfman, Rose Cappelli (2007)
"Lois Lowry echoes these sentiments in gooney bird Greene, ... Rose used a chapter
from Lois Lowry's gooney bird Greene to inspire a group of second graders ..."
2. Flight Check!: The Story Of Faa Flight Inspection by Scott A. Thompson (1990)
"The period between 1956 and 1973 could arguably be called the gooney bird Years
as the CAA and, later, FAA operated a fleet of over The fleet grew in. ..."
3. The Enlisted Experience: A Conversation With the Chief Master Sergeants of edited by Janet R. Daly Bednarek (1995)
"... Skytrain and popularly as the gooney bird. A modified version of the DC-3,
the twin-engine plane carried a crew of three ..."
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