English Dictionary: condor | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for condor | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Condor \Con"dor\ (k[ocr]n"d[ocr]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[osl]n"d[osl]r), n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) The California vulture. [Local, U. S.] 2. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold, and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also {colon}. 3. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is no longer coined. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Condor \Con"dor\, n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.] (Zo[94]l.) A very large bird of the Vulture family ({Sarcorhamphus gryphus}), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes. |