condor
noun
- name for two species of vultures
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒndɔː/ / /ˈkɒndə/ / /ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/
noun
Etymology: From Spanish cóndor, from Classical Quechua kuntur. The change /t/ to /d/ was characteristic of the "coastal" variety of the language.
- Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
“The condor lays a couple of eggs and the ostrich a score, and yet in the same country the condor may be the more numerous of the two: the Fulmar petrel lays but one egg, yet it is believed to be the most numerous bird in the world.”
- A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
- An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.
- The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
- A combination of four options of the same type at four strike prices, giving limited profit and limited risk.