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信天翁

xìn tiān wēng

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xìn tiān wēng
  1. 1.albatross (family Diomedeidae)

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.albatross (seabird) (Classifier: 隻/只 m c)

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Etymology

According to one folk etymology, this bird's name was derived from a Chinese belief claiming that it waits for fish to be dropped from other birds, as is mentioned in the 16th-century work 丹鉛總錄

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