Galapago

/ɡæləˈpɑːɡoʊ/ noun

Definition

A large tortoise, particularly one from the Galápagos Islands, known for extreme longevity and large size.

Etymology

From Spanish 'galápago,' originally meaning 'tortoise,' which gave its name to the Galápagos Islands. The Spanish word comes from a pre-Columbian Indigenous Caribbean language.

Kelly Says

Galápagos tortoises are the longest-lived land animals ever recorded—some live over 150 years and can weigh as much as a car—and Charles Darwin's observations of different tortoise subspecies on different islands helped convince him of evolution.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጋላፓጎስ ደሴቶች
gah-lah-pah-gohs de-se-tochs
ARالعربية
جزر غالاباغوس
jizar gah-lah-bah-goos
BNবাংলা
গ্যালাপাগোস
gah-ya-la-pa-gohs
CACatalà
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
CSČeština
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
DADansk
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
DEDeutsch
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
ELΕλληνικά
Γαλάpagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
ESEspañol
Galápagos
gah-lah-PAH-gohs
FAفارسی
جزایر گالاپاگوس
ja-zeer ga-lah-pa-goos
FISuomi
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
FRFrançais
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
GUGU
ગાલાપાગોસ
gah-lah-pa-gohs
HAHA
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
HEעברית
גלאפגוס
gah-lah-pa-goos
HIहिन्दी
गैलपैगोस द्वीपसमूह
gah-al-pah-gohs dweep-sa-mooh
HUMagyar
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
IDBahasa Indonesia
Kepulauan Galapagos
kep-u-la-wan ga-la-pa-gos
IGIG
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
ITItaliano
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
JA日本語
ガラパゴス諸島
gah-ra-pa-go-su sho-to
KKKK
Гálaпагос аралдары
gah-lah-pah-gohs a-ral-da-ry
KMKM
ឫស្សី កាឡាបាកូស
o-s-si ka-la-pa-koos
KO한국어
갈라파고스 제도
gal-la-pa-go-seu je-do
MRMR
गॅलपॅगास
gah-al-pa-gaas
MSBahasa Melayu
Kepulauan Galapagos
kep-u-la-wan ga-la-pa-gos
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလာပါဂိုး ကျွန်း
gah-lah-pa-go-e kyun
NLNederlands
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
NONorsk
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
PAPA
ਗਾਲਪਾਗਸ
gah-al-pa-gahs
PLPolski
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
PTPortuguês
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
RORomână
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
RUРусский
Галапагосские острова
gah-lah-pah-goh-skee ostrova
SVSvenska
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
SWKiswahili
Visiwa vya Galapagos
vi-si-wa vya ga-la-pa-gos
TAதமிழ்
கலாபாகோஸ் தீவுகள்
ka-la-pa-gohs thee-vuk
TEతెలుగు
గలాపాగోస్ దీవులు
ga-la-pa-gohs dee-vu-lu
THไทย
หมู่เกาะกาลาปากอส
moo-geh-gah ga-la-pa-gohs
TLTL
Pulo Galapagos
poo-loh ga-la-pa-gos
TRTürkçe
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
UKУкраїнська
Галапагоські острови
gah-lah-pah-goh-ski ostrovy
URاردو
گالاپاگوس جزائر
gah-la-pa-goos jaz-a-ir
VITiếng Việt
Quần đảo Galapagos
kwan-dao gala-pa-gos
YOYO
Galapagos
gah-lah-pah-gohs
ZH中文
加拉帕戈斯群岛
jiā lā pā gā gē sī qún dǎo
ZUZU
Izingosi zika Galapagos
ee-zing-o-see zee-ka ga-la-pa-gohs

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