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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rid•ley (rid′lē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -leys. - ReptilesAlso called Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, about 24 in. (61 cm) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species.
- ReptilesAlso called olive ridley, Pacific ridley. an olive-colored sea turtle, L. olivacea, similar to L. kempii, inhabiting tropical waters of the Indian, Pacific, and South Atlantic oceans: threatened or endangered throughout its range.
- of undetermined origin, originally 1940–45
- Biographical Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- Place Namesa town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. 33,771.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Ridley /ˈrɪdlɪ/ n - 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
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