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Galápagos penguin

Galápagos penguin noun: a species of penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus, which lives on the Galápagos Islands.

galápagos penguin: a species of penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus, which lives on the Galápagos Islands
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Noun

Galápagos penguin (plural Galápagos penguins)

  1. A species of penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus, which lives on the Galápagos Islands.
    • Perhaps the most surprising of all is the 35 centimetre (14 inch) tall Galápagos penguin.1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 29

Forms of Galápagos penguin

pluralGalápagos penguins

Questions about Galápagos penguin

What does Galápagos penguin mean?
Galápagos penguin means a species of penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus, which lives on the Galápagos Islands.
What part of speech is Galápagos penguin?
Galápagos penguin is a noun.
What is the plural of Galápagos penguin?
The plural of Galápagos penguin is Galápagos penguins.

Words near Galápagos penguin in the dictionary

  1. Galápagos giant tortoise
  2. Galápagos giant tortoises
  3. Galápagos hawk
  4. Galápagos hawks
  5. Galápagos Islands
  6. Galápagos penguin
  7. Galápagos penguins
  8. Galápagos sea lion
  9. Galápagos sea lions
  10. Galápagos sheepshead wrasse
  11. Galápagos syndrome

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