California condor

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Cal′ifor′nia con′dor. 

1. Birds See under condor (def. 1).

• 1825–35

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con•dor /ˈkɑndɔr/   n. [countable]

1. Birds a large vulture of North and South America.

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con•dor  (kon′dər, -dôr), n. 

1. Birds 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. Currency a former coin of Chile equal to 10 pesos.
3. Currency a former coin of Ecuador equal to 10 sucres.

• Quechua kuntur
• American Spanish
• Spanish
• 1595–1605