LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lepidochelys olivacea mean? 

• LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA (noun)
  The noun LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Lepidochelys olivacea; olive ridley; Pacific ridley

Hypernyms ("Lepidochelys olivacea" is a kind of...):

ridley (a marine turtle)