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ridley
rid·ley R0240200 (rĭd′lē)n. pl. rid·leys 1. See Kemp's ridley.2. See olive ridley.
[Originally a local word used by English-speaking fishermen of the Gulf of Mexico, of unknown origin.]Ridley (ˈrɪdlɪ) n (Biography) Nicholas. ?1500–55, English bishop, who helped to revise the liturgy under Edward VI. He was burnt at the stake for refusing to disavow his Protestant beliefs when Mary I assumed the thronerid•ley (ˈrɪd li)
n., pl. -leys. 1. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelyskempi, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America. 2. an olive-colored sea turtle, L. olivacea, of the Indian, Pacific, and S Atlantic oceans. [1940–45; of undetermined orig.] Rid•ley (ˈrɪd li)
n. Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ridley - a marine turtlemarine turtle, sea turtle - any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seasgenus Lepidochelys, Lepidochelys - ridleysAtlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle, Lepidochelys kempii - grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North AmericaLepidochelys olivacea, olive ridley, Pacific ridley - olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans |
ridley
ridley: see sea turtlesea turtle,
name for several species of large marine turtles found in tropical and subtropical oceans. These turtles are modified for life in the ocean by having flipperlike forelimbs without toes and lightweight shells. Their heads are too large to be withdrawn into the shell.
..... Click the link for more information. .Ridley Nicholas. ?1500--55, English bishop, who helped to revise the liturgy under Edward VI. He was burnt at the stake for refusing to disavow his Protestant beliefs when Mary I assumed the throne Ridley
Rid·ley (rid'lē), Humphrey, English anatomist, 1653-1708. See: Ridley circle, Ridley sinus, circulus venosus ridleyi. ridley
Words related to ridleynoun a marine turtleRelated Words- marine turtle
- sea turtle
- genus Lepidochelys
- Lepidochelys
- Atlantic ridley
- bastard ridley
- bastard turtle
- Lepidochelys kempii
- Lepidochelys olivacea
- olive ridley
- Pacific ridley
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