galapagos
US/ɡəˈlaː.pəɡɔʊːs/
galapagos is the plural of galapago.
Meaning of galapago
Noun
galapago (plural galapagos)
- Synonym of Galapagos tortoise.
- Synonyms:
- Galapagos tortoise
Proper noun capitalized: Galapagos
Galapagos
- Ellipsis of Galapagos Islands.
- A province of Ecuador comprising the islands.
Origin of galapagos
From Spanish islas Galápagos and provincia de Galápagos.
Words formed from galapagos
- Galapagoan
- Galapagos albatross
- Galapagos bullhead shark
- Galapagos cormorant
- Galapagos dove
- Galapagos finch
- Galapagos fur seal
- Galapagos giant tortoise
- Galapagos green turtle
- Galapagos hawk
- Galapagos heron
- Galapagos land iguanas
- Galapagos martin
- Galapagos mockingbord
- Galapagos penguin
- Galapagos petrel
- Galapagos rice rat
- Galapagos sea lion
- Galapagos shark
- Galápagos syndrome
- Galapagos tortoise
- Galapagos turtle
Phrases with galapagos
Questions about galapagos
- What does galapagos mean?
- Galapagos means a province of Ecuador comprising the islands.
- What is galapagos the plural of?
- Galapagos is the plural of galapago.
- What part of speech is galapagos?
- Galapagos is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce galapagos?
- Galapagos is pronounced /ɡəˈlaː.pəɡɔʊːs/ (US).
Words near galapagos in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: galapagos (page history and authors); Galapagos (page history and authors); galapago (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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