olive ridley
Noun
Meaning
olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Hypernyms
Examples
At the rescue centre, run by the Olive Ridley Project, a conservation project on the idyllic Baa Atoll islands which cares for many ghost-netting casualties, a plan was hatched to provide long-term care.
Out of five sea turtle species found in the Philippines, three species that are nesting at the shores of Bagac and Morong in the province of Bataan are the Hawksbill, Olive Ridley and the Green Turtle.
Of these four species, the most common is the Olive Ridley turtle, followed by the brown (black) turtle.