Meanings
nounGalápagos penguin (plural Galápagos penguins)
plural Galápagos penguins
- A species of penguin, Spheniscus mendiculus, which lives on the Galápagos Islands.
Perhaps the most surprising of all is the 35 centimetre (14 inch) tall Galápagos penguin.
1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 29
Translations
Dutch galapagospinguïn
- galapagospinguïnpenguin
French manchot des Galápagos
- manchot des Galápagospenguin
German Galápagos-Pinguin
- Galápagos-Pinguinpenguin
Polish pingwin równikowy
- pingwin równikowypenguin
Romanian pinguin de Galapagos
- pinguin de Galapagospenguin
Russian галапаго́сский пингви́н
- галапаго́сский пингви́н (galapagósskij pingvín)penguin
Cite this entry
APA
Galápagos penguin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gal%C3%A1pagos%20penguin
MLA
“Galápagos penguin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gal%C3%A1pagos%20penguin. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Galápagos penguin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gal%C3%A1pagos%20penguin.
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