California condor

A very large vulture (Gymnogyps californianus) found in the southern California mountains and nearly extinct.

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con•dor

(ˈkɒn dər, -dɔr)

n., pl. con•dors for 1; condors, con•do•res (kənˈdɔr eɪs) for 2.

1. a New World vulture, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) now extinct in the wild, or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor): the largest flying bird in the Western Hemisphere.

2. a former gold coin of Chile or Ecuador bearing the figure of a condor.

[1595–1605; < Sp < American Spanish < Quechua kuntur]

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California condor - North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct

Gymnogyps californianus

condor - the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere

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