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morrocoy

morrocoy noun: a red-footed tortoise, of the species Chelonoidis carbonaria, from the West Indies.

morrocoy: a red-footed tortoise, of the species Chelonoidis carbonaria, from the West Indies
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Noun

morrocoy (plural morrocoys)

  1. A red-footed tortoise, of the species Chelonoidis carbonaria, from the West Indies.
  2. A yellow-footed tortoise, of the species Chelonoidis denticulata.

Forms of morrocoy

pluralmorrocoys
alternative formmorocoy

Origin of morrocoy

The turtle is named after the Morrocoy National Park in Venezuela, where the turtle is indigenous and was spotted for the first time.

Questions about morrocoy

What does morrocoy mean?
Morrocoy means a red-footed tortoise, of the species Chelonoidis carbonaria, from the West Indies.
What part of speech is morrocoy?
Morrocoy is a noun.
What is the plural of morrocoy?
The plural of morrocoy is morrocoys.

Words near morrocoy in the dictionary

  1. Morristown
  2. Morrisville
  3. Morrl Morrl
  4. morro
  5. Morro Bay
  6. morrocoy
  7. morrocoys
  8. Morrone
  9. Morrones
  10. morroniside
  11. morronoside

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