condor
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒndɔː/
noun
- a very large New World vulture with a bare head and mainly black plumage, living in mountainous country and spending much time soaring on massive outstretched wings.
- Two species in the family Cathartidae: the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) of South America, and the California (or Californian) condor (Gymnogyps californianus), which is probably extinct in the wild
Origin:
early 17th century: from Spanish cóndor, from Quechua kuntur