Galapagos is a proper noun referring to a volcanic archipelago off the coast of Ecuador, famous for its unique biodiversity and Charles Darwin's studies. The word is used as a place name and adjective (e.g., Galapagos tortoises). It is pronounced with three syllables and stress on the second: ga-la-PA-gos, with final -os typically sounding like -ohs in English. The name carries both geographical and biological significance in scholarly and popular contexts.
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