Phrase guide

California Condor

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of California condor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A New World vulture, Gymnogyps californianus, the largest North American land bird.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Gymnogyps californianus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: condor

History

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: còndor de Califòrnia — Gymnogyps californianus
  • Danish: californisk kondor — Gymnogyps californianus
  • Finnish: kaliforniankondori — Gymnogyps californianus
  • German: Kalifornischer Kondor — Gymnogyps californianus
  • German: Kalifornienkondor — Gymnogyps californianus
  • Japanese: カリフォルニアコンドル (kariforunia kondoru) — Gymnogyps californianus
  • Korean: 캘리포니아콘도르 (kaelliponiakondoreu) — Gymnogyps californianus
  • Portuguese: condor-da-califórnia — Gymnogyps californianus
  • Russian: калифорни́йский ко́ндор (kaliforníjskij kóndor) — Gymnogyps californianus
  • Swedish: kalifornisk kondor — Gymnogyps californianus
  • Turkish: Kaliforniya kondoru — Gymnogyps californianus