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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Wildlife lovers can even spot olive ridley sea turtles from July to December.
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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
Now the olive ridley is listed as vulnerable.
—Elizabeth Hightower Allen, Outside Online, 28 Dec. 2021
The olive ridley turtle named Meghan is released to the wild.
—Margo Pierce, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2015
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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
Now the olive ridley is listed as vulnerable.
—Elizabeth Hightower Allen, Outside Online, 28 Dec. 2021
The olive ridley turtle named Meghan is released to the wild.
—Margo Pierce, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2015
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“Olive ridley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/olive%20ridley. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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