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Definition of Condar

Con"dor (?), n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.] (Zoöl.) A very large bird of the Vulture family (Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes.

Con"dor (k&obreve;n"d&obreve;r; in defs. 2 & 3, k&osl;n"d&osl;r), n. 1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Con"dor (k&obreve;n"d&obreve;r; in defs. 2 & 3, k&osl;n"d&osl;r), n. 1. (Zoöl.) 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
  • A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
  • An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.


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- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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