condorn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒndɔː/,

/ˈkɒndə/, U.S.

/ˈkɑnˌdɔr/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s condore, 1600s–1800s cuntur, (1700s candore, contor, contur, 1800s condur).

Etymology: < Spanish condor, < Peruvian cuntur. (See Skeat in Trans. Philol. Soc. 1885, 93.) In English the stress is shifted to the first syllable.

a. A very large South American bird of the vulture kind ( Sarcorhamphus gryphus), inhabiting chiefly the high regions of the Andes, having blackish plumage, mixed with white in the wings, and remarkable for the caruncle that falls over the bill.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Cathartidae (New World vultures) > [noun] > genus Vultur (condor)

ash-coloured vulture1575

condor1604

cinereous vulture1678

alpine vulture1781

Arabian vulture1781

Californian vulture1809

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xxxvii Those [birdes] which they call Condores, be of an exceeding greatnes.

1694 H. Sloane in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 62 Other Fowls..of a large size, called Cuntur, and by the Spaniards corruptedly Condor.

1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 95 As for Birds, there are some..so small..they are taken for Bees or Butter-flies: And others again call'd Condores, so vastly big, that they'll kill a Calf, and devour a great Part of it.

1773 in Wesley's Jrnl. 24 Feb. (1827) III. 473 They have brought..a prodigious bird, called a contor, or contose, above six feet in height, of the eagle kind, whose wings, expanded, measure twenty-two feet four inches.

1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. 84 He..perceived, at an immeasurable height, a flight of condors soaring in circles.

1849 E. J. Sabine tr. A. von Humboldt Views of Nature II. 40 Of the Condors, the largest individuals found round Quito measured with extended wings 14 (nearly 15 English) feet, and the smallest 8 feet.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species iii. 66 The condor lays a couple of eggs.

attributive.1873 W. H. Dixon Hist. Two Queens ii. vi His condor nose and golden locks.figurative.1832 T. Campbell in Metropolitan Jan. 92 Poland, by the Northern Condor's beak And talons torn, lies prostrated.

b. California Condor n. the great vulture of California ( Cathartes californianus), resembling the South American Condor in size and other characteristics.

2. A South American gold coin.

ΚΠ

1849 E. J. Sabine tr. A. von Humboldt Views of Nature II. 44 On the first declaration of the political independence of Chili, the Condor appeared on the coinage as the symbol of strength.]

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	condor
释义	condorn. Brit. /ˈkɒndɔː/, /ˈkɒndə/, U.S. /ˈkɑnˌdɔr/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s condore, 1600s–1800s cuntur, (1700s candore, contor, contur, 1800s condur). Etymology: < Spanish condor, < Peruvian cuntur. (See Skeat in Trans. Philol. Soc. 1885, 93.) In English the stress is shifted to the first syllable. 1. a. A very large South American bird of the vulture kind ( Sarcorhamphus gryphus), inhabiting chiefly the high regions of the Andes, having blackish plumage, mixed with white in the wings, and remarkable for the caruncle that falls over the bill. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Cathartidae (New World vultures) > [noun] > genus Vultur (condor) ash-coloured vulture1575 condor1604 cinereous vulture1678 alpine vulture1781 Arabian vulture1781 Californian vulture1809 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xxxvii Those [birdes] which they call Condores, be of an exceeding greatnes. 1694 H. Sloane in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 18 62 Other Fowls..of a large size, called Cuntur, and by the Spaniards corruptedly Condor. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 95 As for Birds, there are some..so small..they are taken for Bees or Butter-flies: And others again call'd Condores, so vastly big, that they'll kill a Calf, and devour a great Part of it. 1773 in Wesley's Jrnl. 24 Feb. (1827) III. 473 They have brought..a prodigious bird, called a contor, or contose, above six feet in height, of the eagle kind, whose wings, expanded, measure twenty-two feet four inches. 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. 84 He..perceived, at an immeasurable height, a flight of condors soaring in circles. 1849 E. J. Sabine tr. A. von Humboldt Views of Nature II. 40 Of the Condors, the largest individuals found round Quito measured with extended wings 14 (nearly 15 English) feet, and the smallest 8 feet. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species iii. 66 The condor lays a couple of eggs. attributive.1873 W. H. Dixon Hist. Two Queens ii. vi His condor nose and golden locks.figurative.1832 T. Campbell in Metropolitan Jan. 92 Poland, by the Northern Condor's beak And talons torn, lies prostrated. b. California Condor n. the great vulture of California ( Cathartes californianus), resembling the South American Condor in size and other characteristics. 2. A South American gold coin. ΚΠ 1849 E. J. Sabine tr. A. von Humboldt Views of Nature II. 44 On the first declaration of the political independence of Chili, the Condor appeared on the coinage as the symbol of strength.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1604
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