either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus(California condor) or Vultur gryphus(Andean condor), the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
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a former coin of Chile equal to 10 pesos.
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a former coin of Ecuador equal to 10 sucres.
Origin: 1595–1605; < Spanish < American Spanish < Quechua kuntur