morrocoy

English

Wikispecies

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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.

Spanish

Etymology

From Cumanagoto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moroˈkoi/ [mo.roˈkoi̯]
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Syllabification: mo‧rro‧coy

Noun

morrocoy m (plural morrocoyes)

  1. (Venezuela) tortoise
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