CONDOR


Meaning of CONDOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkän-dər, -ˌdȯr ]

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 kən-ˈdȯr-ˌās : a coin (as the centesimo of Chile) bearing the picture of a condor

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