Galapagosn.

Brit.

/ɡəˈlapəɡəs/, U.S.

/ɡəˈlɑpəˌɡoʊs/,

/ɡəˈlɑpəɡəs/

Forms: 1800s– Galapagos, 1900s– Galápagos.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Galapagos, Galápagos.

Etymology: < the name of the Galapagos Islands (also Galápagos Islands; Spanish Islas Galápagos), the name of a tropical island archipelago in the eastern Pacific Ocean.The Spanish name of the islands is < Spanish galápago species of tortoise, with allusion to the giant tortoises native to the islands.

attributive, forming names of animals native to the Galapagos Islands.

1. Galapagos turtle n. chiefly North American = Galapagos tortoise n.

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1830 Rep. Trans. Maclurian Lyceum Arts & Sci. Philadelphia 9 A living Galapagos Turtle, from Robert Kennedy.

1899 Zool. Bull. 2 300 The following observations on the Galapagos turtles I take from Dr. Baur's article.

1960 Sci. News Let. 78 400/3 Land turtles, such as the gopher turtle..and the giant Galapagos turtle, have well-developed toes.

1992 R. Manning Swamp Root Chron. ii. 36 And I'm a one-eyed Galapagos turtle.

2. Galapagos tortoise n. (more fully Galapagos giant tortoise) a giant tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra (formerly Testudo elephantopus), several subspecies of which inhabit the various Galapagos Islands.

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1837 J. B. S. Jackson in Boston Jrnl. Nat. Hist. 1 443 (title) Anatomical description of the Galapagos tortoise.

1902 Science 27 June 1039/1 The death of these animals was found to be caused by an infusorian..introduced with the Galapagos tortoises.

1996 Independent 11 Mar. 20/2 Acedo Volcano on Isabela Island is home to more than a third of all Galapagos giant tortoises.

2002 S. J. Gould Struct. Evolutionary Theory iii. 193 Naturalists then believed, falsely, that the Galapagos tortoises were not indigenous but had been transported in recent memory by Spanish buccaneers.

3. Galapagos finch n. now chiefly North American = Darwin's finch n. at Darwin n. 3.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types of

ligurine1572

ligury1598

flax-finch1640

Kate1774

winter finch1783

indigo-bird1864

Galapagos finch1888

mamo1891

Darwin's finch1936

1888 R. B. Sharpe Catal. Birds Brit. Mus. XII. 14 In the Galapagos Finches the grey margins seem to be a sign of immaturity.

1958 E. T. Gilliard Living Birds of World 380/2 The Galapagos finches (subfamily Geospizinae) are sometimes placed in their own family, but they are basically fringillids.

2006 Sci. News 170 158/2 These and 13 other modern Galápagos finch species have beaks that differ with the types of seeds they eat.

4. Galapagos penguin n. a small penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus, which is the only penguin that lives on the equator.

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the world > animals > birds > order Sphenisciformes or penguin > [noun] > member of genus Spheniscus (jackass)

jackass penguin1825

sphenisque1826

spheniscan1840

Galapagos penguin1913

African penguin1931

ringed penguin1996

1913 Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2 17 In getting over the rough rocks the Galapagos Penguin uses both flippers and feet.

1958 E. T. Gilliard Living Birds of World 20/1 The Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mediculus, a 20-inch bird, inhabits equatorial waters at the northern terminus of the Humboldt Current.

2001 BBC Wildlife Sept. 80/2 (advt.) Galapagos Special 2 Week Charters... call at islands not on the usual tourist itineraries. Blue-footed Boobies, Galapagos Penguins, Darwin's Finches, Land and Marine Iguanas.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	galapagos
释义	Galapagosn. Brit. /ɡəˈlapəɡəs/, U.S. /ɡəˈlɑpəˌɡoʊs/, /ɡəˈlɑpəɡəs/ Forms: 1800s– Galapagos, 1900s– Galápagos. Origin: From a proper name. Etymons: proper name Galapagos, Galápagos. Etymology: < the name of the Galapagos Islands (also Galápagos Islands; Spanish Islas Galápagos), the name of a tropical island archipelago in the eastern Pacific Ocean.The Spanish name of the islands is < Spanish galápago species of tortoise, with allusion to the giant tortoises native to the islands. attributive, forming names of animals native to the Galapagos Islands. 1. Galapagos turtle n. chiefly North American = Galapagos tortoise n. ΚΠ 1830 Rep. Trans. Maclurian Lyceum Arts & Sci. Philadelphia 9 A living Galapagos Turtle, from Robert Kennedy. 1899 Zool. Bull. 2 300 The following observations on the Galapagos turtles I take from Dr. Baur's article. 1960 Sci. News Let. 78 400/3 Land turtles, such as the gopher turtle..and the giant Galapagos turtle, have well-developed toes. 1992 R. Manning Swamp Root Chron. ii. 36 And I'm a one-eyed Galapagos turtle. 2. Galapagos tortoise n. (more fully Galapagos giant tortoise) a giant tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra (formerly Testudo elephantopus), several subspecies of which inhabit the various Galapagos Islands. ΚΠ 1837 J. B. S. Jackson in Boston Jrnl. Nat. Hist. 1 443 (title) Anatomical description of the Galapagos tortoise. 1902 Science 27 June 1039/1 The death of these animals was found to be caused by an infusorian..introduced with the Galapagos tortoises. 1996 Independent 11 Mar. 20/2 Acedo Volcano on Isabela Island is home to more than a third of all Galapagos giant tortoises. 2002 S. J. Gould Struct. Evolutionary Theory iii. 193 Naturalists then believed, falsely, that the Galapagos tortoises were not indigenous but had been transported in recent memory by Spanish buccaneers. 3. Galapagos finch n. now chiefly North American = Darwin's finch n. at Darwin n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types of ligurine1572 ligury1598 flax-finch1640 Kate1774 winter finch1783 indigo-bird1864 Galapagos finch1888 mamo1891 Darwin's finch1936 1888 R. B. Sharpe Catal. Birds Brit. Mus. XII. 14 In the Galapagos Finches the grey margins seem to be a sign of immaturity. 1958 E. T. Gilliard Living Birds of World 380/2 The Galapagos finches (subfamily Geospizinae) are sometimes placed in their own family, but they are basically fringillids. 2006 Sci. News 170 158/2 These and 13 other modern Galápagos finch species have beaks that differ with the types of seeds they eat. 4. Galapagos penguin n. a small penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus, which is the only penguin that lives on the equator. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Sphenisciformes or penguin > [noun] > member of genus Spheniscus (jackass) jackass penguin1825 sphenisque1826 spheniscan1840 Galapagos penguin1913 African penguin1931 ringed penguin1996 1913 Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2 17 In getting over the rough rocks the Galapagos Penguin uses both flippers and feet. 1958 E. T. Gilliard Living Birds of World 20/1 The Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mediculus, a 20-inch bird, inhabits equatorial waters at the northern terminus of the Humboldt Current. 2001 BBC Wildlife Sept. 80/2 (advt.) Galapagos Special 2 Week Charters... call at islands not on the usual tourist itineraries. Blue-footed Boobies, Galapagos Penguins, Darwin's Finches, Land and Marine Iguanas. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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