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| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | a former coin of Chile equal to 10 pesos. |
| 3. | a former coin of Ecuador equal to 10 sucres. |
| California condor n. A very large vulture (Gymnogyps californianus), related to the condor of South America, found in the southern California mountains and nearly extinct. |