olive ridley

noun

: 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

Examples of olive ridley in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This area is one of just a few places on the planet to experience the arribada, when thousands of Kemp’s and olive ridley turtles simultaneously inch ashore to nest. —Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026

Conservationists thought olive ridleys had disappeared from this area decades ago, but in the early 2000s, a worker from an environmental charity stumbled onto a turtle egg shell nearby. —Diaa Hadid, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025

Meanwhile, a 2011 study from Bangladesh found that five female olive ridley sea turtles had been killed by dogs since surveys began in 2005. —Byrichard Pallardy, science.org, 28 June 2024

Wildlife lovers can even spot olive ridley sea turtles from July to December. —Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above