0%

andean condor

An·de·an con·dor
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-dee-uh n, an-dee- kon-der, -dawr]
    • /ænˈdi ən, ˈæn di- ˈkɒn dər, -dɔr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-dee-uh n, an-dee- kon-der, -dawr]
    • /ænˈdi ən, ˈæn di- ˈkɒn dər, -dɔr/

Definitions of andean condor words

  • noun andean condor 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. 1
  • noun andean condor a former coin of Chile equal to 10 pesos. 1
  • noun andean condor a former coin of Ecuador equal to 10 sucres. 1
  • noun andean condor A South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae, Vultur gryphus. 0
See all 4 definitions of andean condor

Information block about the term

Origin of andean condor

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Spanish < American Spanish < Quechua kuntur

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Andean condor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Andean condor

andean condor popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?