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galapagos

/ɡəˈlaː.pəɡɔʊːs/

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What does galapagos mean?

noun

  1. plural of galapago.

proper noun

  1. Ellipsis of Galapagos Islands.
  2. A province of Ecuador comprising the islands.

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/ɡəˈlaː.pəɡɔʊːs/

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At that period the birds must have been about as tame as they now are at the Galapagos.
Charles DarwinThe Voyage of the BeagleProject Gutenberg ebook #944
I have no idea of the origin of the distribution of the Galapagos shells, about which you ask.
Charles DarwinMore Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 A Record of His Work in a Series of Hitherto Unpublished LettersProject Gutenberg ebook #2739
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I always regretted that I was not able to examine the great craters on Albemarle Island, one of the Galapagos.
Charles DarwinLife and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2087
Darwin anticipated with intense pleasure his visit to the Galapagos Islands.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
These phenomena, worthy the attention of naturalists, are well known to mariners; they are extremely to be dreaded in the Pacific ocean, particularly in the small archipelago of the islands of Galapagos.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322