gooney bird
/ˈguːnɪ/(亦作goony bird)
noun
1- chiefly US another term for an albatross of the North Pacific〈主美〉（北太平洋地区的）信天翁。
1.1
- Genus Diomedea, family Diomedeidae: the Laysan albatross (D. immutabilis ) and the black-footed albatross (D. nigripes ).信天翁属, 信天翁科：黑背信天翁（拉丁名D. immutabilis）和黑脚信天翁（拉丁名D. nigripes）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.