wandering : Idioms & Phrases


Wandering albatross

  • noun very large albatross; white with wide black wings
    Diomedea exulans.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of Albatross.
Webster 1913

Wandering cell

  • (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood.
Webster 1913

Wandering Jew

  • noun a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion
WordNet
  • (Bot.), any one of several creeping species of Tradescantia, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc.
Webster 1913

Wandering kidney

  • (Med.), a morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; called also floating kidney, movable kidney.
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Wandering liver

  • (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney.
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Wandering mouse

  • (Zoöl.), the whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of Mouse.
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Wandering spider

  • (Zoöl.), any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey.
Webster 1913