condor
condor definition
con·dor (kän′dər, -dôr; for 3, Sp kō̂n′dō̂r′)
noun
- a very large vulture (Vultur gryphus) of the South American Andes, with black plumage, bare head and neck, and a ruff of downy white feathers at the base of the neck
- a similar vulture (Gymnogyps californianus) of the mountains of S Calif.: it is an endangered species
- pl. condores con·do′·res (kō̂n dō̂′res) any of various South American coins stamped with the figure of a condor
Etymology: Sp cóndor < Quechuan cuntur
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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