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
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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.
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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
The United States is home to six species of native sea turtles–green, hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley, leatherback, loggerhead, and olive ridley.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
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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
The United States is home to six species of native sea turtles–green, hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley, leatherback, loggerhead, and olive ridley.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Olive ridley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive%20ridley. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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