n.
Pronunciation: ' kän-d ə r, - ˌ do ̇ r
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish cóndor, from Quechua kuntur
Date: 1604
1 a : a very large American vulture ( Vultur gryphus ) of the high Andes having the head and neck bare and the plumage dull black with a downy white neck ruff and white patches on the wings ― called also Andean condor b : CALIFORNIA CONDOR
2 plural condors or con · do · res \ k ə n- ' do ̇ r- ˌ ā s \ : a coin (as the centesimo of Chile) bearing the picture of a condor