Condor \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r),
n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) The California vulture. [Local, U. S.]
2. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and
equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold,
and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also colon.
3. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is
no longer coined.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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