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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Koningalbatros (-malmok), Witvlerkkoningalbatros, Witvlerkkoningmalmok
Bulgarian: Кралски албатрос
Catalan: Albatros reial meridional
Czech: Albatros královský
Danish: Kongealbatros
German: Königsalbatros, Königsalbatroß, Südlicher Königsalbatros
English: Northern Royal Albatross, Royal Albatross, Southern Royal Albatross, Southern Royal or Northern Royal Albatross, Toroa
English, HBW: Southern/Norhern Royal Albatross
English (IOC): Southern/Northern Royal Albatross
English (New Zealand): Southern/Northern Royal Albatross
English (United States): Royal Albatross
English (South Africa): Southern/Northern Royal Albatross
Esperanto: Reĝa albatroso
Spanish: Albatros real, Albatros real del sur
Spanish (Argentine): Albatros real
Spanish (Chile): Albatros real, Albatros real del sur
Spanish (Spain): Albatros Real
Spanish (HBW): Royal Albatross
Spanish (Peru): Albatros Real
Spanish (Uruguay): Albatros real
Estonian: kuning-albatross
Finnish: Kuningasalbatrossi
French: Albatros royal, Albatros royal du Sud, Albatros royal ou A. de Sanford
Hungarian: királyalbatrosz
Icelandic: Brimtrosi
Italian: Albatro reale, Albatros reale
Japanese (romaji): minamishiroahoudori, roiaruahoudori, shiroahoudori
Japanese: シロアホウドリ, ミナミシロアホウドリ, ロイアルアホウドリ
Kazakh: корольдік альбатрос
Scientific: Diomedaea [sic] epomophora, Diomedaea epomophora, Diomedea (Rhothonia) sanfordi, Diomedea [epomophora or sanfordi], Diomedea epomophora, Diomedea epomophora epomophora, Diomedea epomophora mccormicki, Diomedea exulans rothschildi
Lithuanian: Karališkasis albatrosas
Maori: Toroa-whakaingo
Dutch: Koningsalbatros, Zuidelijke Koningsalbatros
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kongealbatross
Norwegian: Kongealbatross
Polish: albatros królewski
Portuguese: Albatroz-real
Portuguese (Brazil): Albatroz-real, albatroz-real/albatroz-real-do-norte
Portuguese (Portugal): Albatroz-real, albatroz-real-do-sul
Russian: Королевский альбатрос
Slovak: albatros kráľovský
Slovenian: kraljevi albatros
Serbian: Kraljevski albatros
Swedish: Kungsalbatross, Sydlig Kungsalbatross, sydlig/nordlig kungsalbatross
Turkish: kral albatros
Ukrainian: Альбатрос королівський
Uzbek: қирол альбатроси
Chinese: 皇信天翁
Chinese (Traditional): 南方皇家信天翁