Condor
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɒndɔː(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Condor is a noun meaning A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
Meaning
A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
More Meanings
- An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.
- (golf) The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
- (finance) A combination of four options of the same type at four strike prices, giving limited profit and limited risk.
- Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- condors
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include griffon vulture, griffon, zopilote, cathartiform, vulture, cornbird.
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