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Noun: condor  kón-du(r)
  1. Either of two species of very large New World vultures, found in western North America and South America
    "The Andean condor glided effortlessly on thermal currents"
     
  2. (golf) a score of four under par on a single hole
    "He achieved a rare condor on the par-7 hole"
     
  3. (finance) an options trading strategy involving four different strike prices, similar to but more complex than a butterfly spread
    "The trader used a condor spread to profit from low market volatility"

Derived forms: condors

Type of: cathartid, New World vulture

Encyclopedia: Condor, El