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noun
- 1. 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.
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CONDOR definition: 1. a type of vulture (= a large bird that feeds on dead animals) from South America 2. a type of…. Learn more.
The meaning of CONDOR is a very large American vulture (Vultur gryphus) of the high Andes having the head and neck bare and the plumage dull black with a downy white neck ruff and white patches on the wings —called also Andean condor.
Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua kuntur . [1] [2] They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere .
CONDOR meaning: 1. a type of vulture (= a large bird that feeds on dead animals) from South America 2. a type of…. Learn more.
Jun 29, 2022 · Condors are large birds of prey belonging to either the Andean condor species or the California condor species. A distinguishing characteristic is their exceptionally large wingspans which plays a part in their often used moniker the “New World vultures.”
Condor definition: either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor ) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor ), the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere. See examples of CONDOR used in a sentence.
A condor is a vulture with a huge wingspan. The California condor has been reintroduced after being declared extinct in the wild in 1987. There are two species of condor, the Andean condor and the California condor. Both are enormous vultures that feed on carrion.
noun. 1. a very large vulture ( Vultur gryphus) of the South American Andes, with black plumage, bare head and neck, and a ruff of downy white feathers at the base of the neck. 2. a similar vulture ( Gymnogyps californianus) of the mountains of S Calif.: it is an endangered species. 3. Word forms: plural conˈdores (kɔnˈdɔʀɛs)
Definition of condor noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Condor definition: Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California, having a bare head and neck and dull black plumage containing variable amounts of white.
