■ noun a very large American vulture with a bare head and mainly black plumage. [ Vultur gryphus ( Andean ~ , S. America), and Gymnogyps californianus ( California ~ , endangered).]
Origin
C17: from Sp. cóndor , from Quechua kuntur .
CONDOR
Meaning of CONDOR in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004