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Definition of "olivacea" [olivacea]

  • A family of gastropods: same as Olividæ.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "olivacea" in a sentence
  • "According to several web sites the snake is an Australian Olive Whipsnake, Demansia olivacea, and is rather venomous."
  • "Three marine turtle species occur within the coastal area, namely: green turtle Chelonia midas (EN), hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata (CR), and olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (EN)."
  • "During mating season, over 250,000 turtles nest on the Naranjo and Nancite beaches, the majority of them being the Olive Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)."