/kon"deuhr, -dawr/ , n.
1. either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) , the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
2. a former coin of Chile equal to 10 pesos.
3. a former coin of Ecuador equal to 10 sucres.
[ 1595-1605; kuntur ]