Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wandering \Wan"der*ing\,
a. & n. from {Wander}, v.
{Wandering albatross} (Zo["o]l.), the great white albatross.
See Illust. of {Albatross}.
{Wandering cell} (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses
the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white
corpuscles of the blood.
{Wandering Jew} (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.
{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}.
{Wandering liver} (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver,
similar to wandering kidney.
{Wandering mouse} (Zo["o]l.), the whitefooted, or deer,
mouse. See Illust. of {Mouse}.
{Wandering spider} (Zo["o]l.), any one of a tribe of spiders
that wander about in search of their prey.