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condor

DEFINITIONS OF: condor

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n the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere

Types:
Andean condor, Vultur gryphus
large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff
California condor, Gymnogyps californianus
North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct
Type of:
New World vulture, cathartid
large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
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