Definition of Pacific ridley

1. Noun. Olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans.

Exact synonyms: Lepidochelys Olivacea, Olive Ridley
Generic synonyms: Ridley

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pacific Ridley

Pacific blackberry
Pacific blackchin
Pacific bonito
Pacific bottlenose dolphin
Pacific cod
Pacific dewberries
Pacific dewberry
Pacific giant salamander
Pacific halibut
Pacific hemlock
Pacific herring
Pacific loon
Pacific loons
Pacific newt
Pacific plum
Pacific ridley
Pacific sardine
Pacific silver fir
Pacific silver firs
Pacific spiny dogfish
Pacific sturgeon
Pacific tree toad
Pacific tripletail
Pacific walrus
Pacific yew
Pacini
Pacinian corpuscle
Packer
Packer whacker
Packer whackers

Literary usage of Pacific ridley

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2005)
"Because of its highly valued spindle-shaped tortoise shell, it has been hunted to near-extinction. The Olive Ridley, also called the pacific ridley (lora), ..."

2. Costa Rica by Bruce Conord, June Conord (2006)
"Because of its highly valued spindle-shaped tortoise shell, it has been hunted to near-extinction. The Olive Ridley, also called the pacific ridley (lora), ..."

3. Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey (1998)
"Six of them—the green turtle, the flatback, the hawksbill, the loggerhead, the Atlantic ridley and the pacific ridley—have bony scut-covered shells. ..."

4. WMD Machete by Mark Plimsoll (2006)
"... reserve which protect four species of mangrove, the four-eyed fish, and the pacific ridley and the Leatherback sea turtles through a hatchery program. ..."

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