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Morlett's crocodile

Morlett's crocodile

9.6
A medium crocodile that lives in rivers and lakes in Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : cocodrilo de Morelet
  • The Morlett's crocodile inhabits rivers and lakes across parts of Central America.

Examples

  • Researchers are studying the nesting habits of the Morlett's crocodile to aid conservation efforts.

  • A juvenile Morlett's crocodile was spotted sunning itself on the riverbank.

  • The Morlett's crocodile is found in freshwater habitats.

  • Many tourists visit Belize to see the Morlett's crocodile.

  • Researchers are studying the nesting habits of the Morlett's crocodile to aid conservation efforts.

  • A juvenile Morlett's crocodile was spotted sunning itself on the riverbank.

  • The Morlett's crocodile inhabits rivers and lakes across parts of Central America.

Surface Forms

Morlett's crocodile singular
Morlett's crocodiles plural

Morphology

Morlett's + crocodile

This is a straightforward possessive proper-name + noun construction: a learner who knows 'crocodile' will infer that it refers to a crocodile associated with or named after 'Morlett'. The lack of lexical meaning for the proper name does not block basic comprehension of the phrase as a specific type or individual crocodile, and this naming pattern is cross-linguistically common.

Etymology

The name Morlett's crocodile may come from a scientist called Morlett who first described this animal, so the crocodile is 'named after' him.