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galapagos

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for galapagos.

Editorial note

Or a Galapagos tortoise born in captivity in the US (just an example, no idea if it's happened) remaining a Galapagos tortoise.

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Quick take

A province of Ecuador comprising the islands.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of galapagos gathered in one view.

noun

A province of Ecuador comprising the islands.

noun

Ellipsis of Galapagos Islands. [An archipelago off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, famed for their influence on Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for galapagos.

noun

A province of Ecuador comprising the islands.

noun

Ellipsis of Galapagos Islands. [An archipelago off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, famed for their influence on Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.]

Example sentences

1

Or a Galapagos tortoise born in captivity in the US (just an example, no idea if it's happened) remaining a Galapagos tortoise.

2

Some of them are really incredible from a behavioral standpoint, like an internet chat galapagos island.

3

Does that include the Galapagos islands or a server in someone's garage that gets slashdotted?

4

Lets all remember that this volcano has been regularly erupting (last was 33 years ago) throughout the existence of the Galapagos Islands.

5

If Galapagos can recreate what they had done in NY, it's a real win for the area that they are moving into.

6

Bezos donated some of his wealth to the preservation of the Galapagos natural sanctuary.

7

More isolation type (galapagos syndrome) or is it the parent/funding culture (beauracracy etc)?

8

Now I know how a herd of turtles (galapagos tortoise variety) can cross the desert.

9

I was in the Galapagos Islands, and we were near the end of the trip.

10

Would you demand 10Mbit constant bandwidth to the Galapagos islands?

11

I was in the Galapagos Islands </brag> Coming home, I've noticed an immediate reversion back to my old ways, with the addition of a low, simmering anger and slightly less patience towards these things.

12

I have a deep love for Vonnegut's work, and consume it like day-old pizza: while I still haven't read a couple of his novels ( Timequake and Galapagos are the last two, I believe), he's one of the few authors whose writing I cannot stay away from for too long.

Quote examples

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Charles Darwin wasn't "iterating" when be began to think about the fact that Galapagos finches from different islands had different beak sizes and shapes, and what that might mean.

2

- All electronics makers in Japan have lost to Chinese and Korean rivals - Most of the "innovations" in Japan never make it to the western market because they are so much made for Japanese only (the Galapagos problem).

Proper noun examples

1

Granted, there is certainly more to the story than that, but unless he's suggesting that Darwin devised his theory before he went to the Galapagos, the statement is literally true.

2

Nice choices:-) I'd second my sibling poster's recommendation of Galapagos, if you haven't read that one.

3

San Jose, but I just returned from the Galapagos.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use galapagos in a sentence?

Or a Galapagos tortoise born in captivity in the US (just an example, no idea if it's happened) remaining a Galapagos tortoise.

What does galapagos mean?

A province of Ecuador comprising the islands.

What part of speech is galapagos?

galapagos is commonly used as noun.