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condor definition

con·dor (kän′dər, -dôr; for 3, Sp kō̂n′dō̂r′)

noun

  1. 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
  2. a similar vulture (Gymnogyps californianus) of the mountains of S Calif.: it is an endangered species
  3. 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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