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Meaning of CONDOR

Pronunciation:  'kândur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  largest flying birds in the western hemisphere
 
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 See Also: Andean condor, California condor, cathartid, Gymnogyps californianus, New World vulture, Vultur gryphus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Con"dor\, n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.]
    (Zo["o]l.)
    A very large bird of the Vulture family ({Sarcorhamphus
    gryphus}), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes.
    
  2. \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r),
    n.
    1. (Zo["o]l.) The California vulture. [Local, U. S.]
    2. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and
       equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold,
       and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also {colon}.
    3. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is
       no longer coined.
    
 

 

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