condor
Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps…Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
» Condors have never bred in zoos.
Кондоры никогда не размножались в зоопарках. — Hayabusa
Кондори ніколи не розмножувалися в зоопарках. — deniko
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5 sensesEither of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
Kondor, Kondor
ко́ндорkóndor, ко́ндорkóndor
ко́ндорkóndor
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.
- the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere
Examples
10 sentencesCondors have never bred in zoos.
Кондори ніколи не розмножувалися в зоопарках. — deniko
ruКондоры никогда не размножались в зоопарках. — Hayabusa
Ziri caught sight of the condor.
California condors are endangered by lead poisoning.
ruКалифорнийским кондорам угрожает отравление свинцом. — Wezel
deKalifornische Kondore sind durch Bleivergiftung gefährdet. — Zaghawa
Ziri could hear the condor's wing flaps.
The condor never circled back a second time.
Translations
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Origin
From Spanish cóndor, from Classical Quechua kuntur. The change /t/ to /d/ was characteristFrom Spanish cóndor, from Classical Quechua kuntur. The change /t/ to /d/ was characteristic of the "coastal" variety of the language.
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Forms
plural: condors / condorWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular