condor
Syllabification: (con·dor)
Pronunciation: /ˈkänˌdôr, -dər/
Definition of condor
noun
- a large New World vulture with a bare head and mainly black plumage, living in mountainous country and spending much time soaring.
- Two species in the family Cathartidae: the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) of South America, and the California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), which is close to extinction in the wild
Origin:
early 17th century: from Spanish cóndor, from Quechua kuntur