/ ˈkɒndɔː(r); NAmE ˈkɑːn-/ noun
a large bird of the vulture family, that lives mainly in S America
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Spanish cóndor , from Quechua kuntur .
/ ˈkɒndɔː(r); NAmE ˈkɑːn-/ noun
a large bird of the vulture family, that lives mainly in S America
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Spanish cóndor , from Quechua kuntur .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005