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Condor

/ˈkɒndɔː(ɹ)/

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

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noun

1
Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
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
In golf, four under par (quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross)

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Word	Definition
buchannoun	An administrative district in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.
california condornoun	A New World vulture, Gymnogyps californianus, the largest North American land bird.
andean condornoun	A South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae, Vultur gryphus.
griffon vulturenoun	A large Old World vulture, Gyps fulvus, native to mountainous areas from Iberia to Burma.
griffon-vulturenoun	(uncommon) Alternative form of griffon vulture. [A large Old World vulture, Gyps fulvus, native to mountainous areas from Iberia to Burma.]
griffonnoun	A griffon vulture.
turkey vulturenoun	A common New World vulture, Cathartes aura.
cinereous vulturenoun	A Eurasian black vulture, Aegypius monachus.
himalayan griffon vulturenoun	An Old World vulture, Gyps himalayensis.
king vulturenoun	A widespread species of New World vulture, Sarcoramphus papa.
zopilotenoun	A New World vulture of the family Cathartidae, especially the black vulture (Coragyps atratus).
black vulturenoun	An American vulture species, Coragyps atratus, with black plumage.
cathartiformnoun	(paleontology) A bird in the order Cathartiformes, which contains the New World vultures in the family Cathartidae and their extinct relatives in the family Teratornithidae (though many taxonomists classify them in the order Accipitriformes instead).
vulturenoun	Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
new world vulturenoun	Any of the large scavenging birds in the family Cathartidae.
cornbirdnoun	A bird, the crested oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus).
old world vulturenoun	Any of the large scavenging birds found in the Old World and belonging to the family Accipitridae.
buzzardnoun	Any of several Old World birds of prey of the genus Buteo with broad wings and a broad tail.
chimangonoun	Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
bearded vulturenoun	a long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India.