condor

con·dor

noun \ˈkän-dər, -ˌdȯr\

Definition of CONDOR

1

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

2

plural condors or con·do·res \kən-ˈdȯr-ˌās\ : a coin (as the centesimo of Chile) bearing the picture of a condor

Origin of CONDOR

Spanish cóndor, from Quechua kuntur

First Known Use: 1604

Rhymes with CONDOR

bonder, ponder, squander, wander, yonder