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goo·ney

also goo·ny (go͞o′nē)

n. pl. goo·neys also goo·nies

An albatross, especially one in the Northern Hemisphere. Also called gooney bird.

[Origin unknown.]

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gooney

(ˈɡuːnɪ) or

goony

n, pl -neys or -nies

(Animals) an albatross

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Noun

gooney - a variety of albatross with black feet

black-footed albatross, Diomedea nigripes, gooney bird, goonie, goony

mollymawk, albatross - large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

genus Diomedea - type of the Diomedeidae

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