morrocoy

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morrocoy

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

noun morrocoys · morocoy

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

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"morrocoy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/morrocoy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"morrocoy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/morrocoy.

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@misc{morrocoy_2026,
  title = {morrocoy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morrocoy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}