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Definition of Pacific ridley
1. Noun. Olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pacific Ridley
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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