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condor

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noun/ˈkɒndɔː//ˈkɒndə//ˈkɑnˌdoɹ/
  1. 1

    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.
  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

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