Galápagos fur seal

noun

A small species of fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis, endemic to the Galápagos Islands.

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Meanings

nounGalápagos fur seal (plural Galápagos fur seals)

plural Galápagos fur seals

  1. A small species of fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis, endemic to the Galápagos Islands.

    Like the penguins, the Galápagos fur seals tend to concentrate in the islands in the north-west near the cold upwelling and have to use many techniques to keep cool on land.

    1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 32

Translations

Hungarian galápagosi medvefóka
  • galápagosi medvefókaArctocephalus galapagoensis
Polish kotik galapagoski
  • kotik galapagoskiArctocephalus galapagoensis
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APA

Galápagos fur seal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gal%C3%A1pagos%20fur%20seal

MLA

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Chicago

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