Genus Geochelone, family Testudinidae: two species
‘However, the game wardens laid several charges against the men, including possession of 25 yellow - headed parrots, 11 Hans macaws, two morocoys, and having caged birds in an undersized cage.’
‘There were timid deer and huge morocoys that moved with prehistoric slow motion.’
‘Known also as morocoy, the red-legged tortoise is the only non-marine turtle native to the Virgin Islands’
Origin
From Spanish morrocoyo ‘land tortoise’.
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