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condor

/ˈkɒndɔː/US/ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/

condor noun: either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.

condor: either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly...
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Noun

condor (plural condors or condor)

  1. Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
    • The condor lays a couple of eggs and the ostrich a score, and yet in the same country the condor may be the more numerous of the two: the Fulmar petrel lays but one egg, yet it is believed to be the most numerous bird in the world.1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species
  2. A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
  3. An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.
  4. The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
  5. A combination of four options of the same type at four strike prices, giving limited profit and limited risk.

condor meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Tagalog and Arabic

condor in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

condor in Telugu

California condor
డేగ ḍēga

condor in Tagalog

California condor
kondor
Andean condor
kondor

condor in Arabic

California condor
كُنْدُور kundūr

Forms of condor

pluralcondors
pluralcondor

Plural of condor: condors or condor

Origin of condor

From Spanish cóndor, from Classical Quechua kuntur. The change /t/ to /d/ was characteristic of the "coastal" variety of the language.

Words formed from condor

Phrases with condor

Questions about condor

What does condor mean?
Condor means either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
What is condor in Tamil?
Condor in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Condor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is condor?
Condor is a noun.
How do you pronounce condor?
Condor is pronounced /ˈkɒndɔː/ (UK).
What is the plural of condor?
The plural of condor is condors.

Words near condor in the dictionary

  1. Condong
  2. condoning
  3. Condons
  4. condop
  5. condops
  6. condor
  7. Condor moment
  8. Condor moments
  9. Condorcet
  10. Condorcet cycle
  11. Condorcet cycles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: condor (page history and authors); condor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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