olive ridley
nounDefinition of olive ridley
: 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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The group’s primary success has been with the olive ridley, which appears to be less affected by the trash, noise and bright lights of modern Bali. — New York Times, "Saving Turtles in Bali, Egg by Precious Egg," 7 July 2018 In 2015, an eight-minute clip of an olive ridley sea turtle with a plastic drinking straw stuck up its nostril went viral. — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, "More restaurants opt to #skipthestraw, hoping patrons will suck it up for the planet’s sake," 7 May 2018 In a blog post detailing efforts to rehabilitate the olive ridley seat turtle, aquarium personnel say Turkey ate inconsistently over the month and a half personnel worked with her. — Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, "Turkey, the sea turtle rescued over Thanksgiving, dies at Oregon Coast Aquarium," 13 Jan. 2018 Turkey, an olive ridley, belonged to one of the two most common sea turtle species found on the Oregon coast. — Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, "Turkey, the sea turtle rescued over Thanksgiving, dies at Oregon Coast Aquarium," 13 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'olive ridley.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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