Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galapagos sea lion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: gala-pagos sea lion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small species of sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki (though sometimes considered a subspecies of the Californian sea lion), that breeds in the Galápagos islands.

Example Sentences

"The fur seals can at first sight be confused with the more boisterous Galápagos sea lions."

Inflected Forms

Galápagos sea lion (canonical) Galapagos sea lions (plural) Galápagos sea lion (alternative)

Questions

What does galapagos sea lion mean?: A small species of sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki (though sometimes considered a subspecies of the Californian sea lion), that breeds in the Galápagos islands.

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