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California condor
California condorn. A very large vulture (Gymnogyps californianus) found in the southern California mountains and nearly extinct.con•dor (ˈkɒn dər, -dɔr) n., pl. con•dors for 1; condors, con•do•res (kənˈdɔr eɪs) for 2. 1. a New World vulture, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) now extinct in the wild, or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor): the largest flying bird in the Western Hemisphere. 2. a former gold coin of Chile or Ecuador bearing the figure of a condor. [1595–1605; < Sp < American Spanish < Quechua kuntur] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | California condor - North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinctGymnogyps californianuscondor - the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere | EncyclopediaSeecondorFinancialSeeCondorCalifornia condor
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