Galapagos

/ɡəˈlaː.pəɡɔʊːs/ name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of galapago. form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Galapagos Islands. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  2. 2
    A province of Ecuador comprising the islands.

Synonyms

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archipelagicarchipelagobiogeographic regionconservation areaendemic biodiversity regionevolutionary hotspot

Example

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"The Galapagos Islands giant tortoise known as Lonesome George is dead."

Etymology

From Spanish islas Galápagos and provincia de Galápagos.

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