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单词 condor
释义

condor

noun

con·​dor ˈkän-dər How to pronounce condor (audio) -ˌdȯr How to pronounce condor (audio)
1
a
: 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

b
: california condor
2
plural condors or condores kən-ˈdȯr-ˌās How to pronounce condor (audio) : a coin (such as the centesimo of Chile) bearing the picture of a condor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The body of an average condor can measure up to 4.5 feet tall and the wingspan up to 10 feet wide. Fox News, 19 July 2022 The final condor of the four juveniles was introduced on July 14. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2022 The last condor was officially released on July 14, 2022, totaling four birds restored — three males and one female. Fox News, 19 July 2022 By the 1980s, the wild condor population dwindled to just 22 birds. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022 Gomez was convicted of 16 felony counts, including arson, throwing rocks at a vehicle and 11 counts of cruelty to animals involving condor deaths. CBS News, 8 Apr. 2022 An oceanographer by training, Vilchis sees the condor as inseparable from the health and future of our ocean. Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022 California condors are social and learn from their elders, and while in captivity, the young birds were raised by an older condor. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 5 May 2022 In the sky, a lone condor soared south toward the three granite spires of Torres del Paine, just over the border in Chile. Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Spanish cóndor, from Quechua kuntur

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

condor

noun

con·​dor ˈkän-dər How to pronounce condor (audio)
-ˌdȯr
: a very large American vulture having a bare head and neck and a frill of feathers on the neck
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