Condor /(kŏn"dŏr; in defs. 2 & 3, kō̇n"dō̇r)/

Con·dor

Condor

n.
  1. A very large bird of the Vulture family (Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes. (Zool.)
  2. The California vulture (Gymnogyps californianus), also called California condor. (Zool.) [Local, U. S.]
  3. 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.
  4. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is no longer coined.