galapago

noun

ga·​la·​pa·​go

gəˈläpəˌgō,

-lap-

plural galapagos

-gəs,

-ˌgōz

: tortoise

specifically : one of the very large land tortoises of the Galápagos islands

Word History

Etymology

Spanish galápago

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