condor

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  1. noun Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California, having a bare head and neck and dull black plumage containing variable amounts of white. With a wingspan of about three meters (ten feet), they are the largest birds in the Western Hemisphere.
  2. noun A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.

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  • Parker saw a condor, a bald-headed eagle, a humming bird, a cougar, a jaguar, an alligator. —  IF September, 1952
  • I'm not aware that the might condor is able to help save lives by spotting survivors 'lifejackets after a boat has capsized; a pigeon can. —  The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories
  • More information on the California condor is available at: —  KCBS Bay Area News
  • Except for the California condor, the habitat conservation plan would authorize the incidental take of the specified plants and animals, meaning the ranch will not be liable for the death of the species as a consequence of approved activities such as development in specified areas, livestock grazing, vegetation management and farming. —  Bakersfield.com Latest news
  • No lethal take of the condor is allowed in the plan. —  Bakersfield.com Latest news
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  1. Spanish cóndor, from Quechua cuntur.

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  1. = D. G. Swedish condor = Danish kondor = French condor, formerly condore = Italian condore, from Spanish Portuguese condor, from Peruvian cuntur, a condor.
 

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/ˈkɑndɑr/
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