First Known Use: 1604
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condor
noun con·dor \ˈkän-dər, -ˌdȯr\
: a very large black bird from South America or a related bird from North America
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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
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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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Origin of CONDOR
Spanish cóndor, from Quechua kuntur
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condor
noun con·dor \ˈkän-dər, -ˌdȯr\
Definition of CONDOR for Kids
: a very large American vulture having a bare head and neck and a frill of feathers on the neck
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