gooney birdPronunciation: /ˈguːni/ (also goony bird)Definition of gooney bird noun chiefly US another term for an albatross of the North Pacific. Genus Diomedea, family Diomedeidae: the Laysan albatross (D. immutabilis) and the black-footed albatross (D. nigripes) Origin: mid 19th century: of unknown origingooney bird in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of gooney bird in the US English dictionary
