cóndor

Definitions

1. Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
2. A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of one of these vultures.
3. Andean condor
4. An Argentinian short range ballistic missile.
5. The completion of a hole four strokes under par (a quadruple birdie, triple eagle, or double albatross).
6. A combination of four options of the same type at four strike prices, giving limited profit and limited risk.

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Examples

“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.”

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