olive ridley

olive ridley
noun Date: 1980 a relatively small sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) that has a uniformly olive-colored carapace and is found along coasts and in the open sea of the tropical parts of the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans — called also olive ridley turtle

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  • ridley — noun a marine turtle • Hypernyms: ↑sea turtle, ↑marine turtle • Hyponyms: ↑Atlantic ridley, ↑bastard ridley, ↑bastard turtle, ↑Lepidochelys kempii, ↑Pacific ridley …   Useful english dictionary

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