Condor Meaning
/ˈkɒndɔː/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounEither of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
nounA gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
Sentence Examples
Her voice is as high as the flight of a condor.
In Algeria, Condor is famous for its TV's.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The biologist spotted a rare ____ soaring above the mountain peaks.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A massive Andean ____ gracefully soared high above the sharp mountain peaks.
Word Origin & History
From Spanish cóndor, from Classical Quechua kuntur. The change /t/ to /d/ was characteristic of the "coastal" variety of the language.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The biologist spotted a rare ____ soaring above the mountain peaks.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A massive Andean ____ gracefully soared high above the sharp mountain peaks.