condor meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

condor

noun

UK /ˈkɒndɔː/ · US /ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/

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.1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species:

A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.

An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.

Golf, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).

Business, Finance A combination of four options of the same type at four strike prices, giving limited profit and limited risk.

Derived terms: Andean condor, California condor, Condor Legion, Condor moment, iron condor
Coordinate terms: albatross, birdie, bogey, buzzard, eagle, par