RIDLEY Definition & Meaning

ridley

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plural ridleys.

Also called Atlantic ridley,. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, about 24 inches (61 centimeters) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species.
Also called olive ridley,. an olive-colored sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea, similar to L. kempii, inhabiting tropical waters of the Indian, Pacific, and South Atlantic Oceans: threatened or endangered throughout its range.

Ridley

[ rid-lee ]

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noun

Nicholas, ��1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.

Ridley

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RidleyNicholas?15001555MEnglishRELIGION: clergyman 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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Origin of ridley¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; of undetermined origin

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The Kemp's ridley sea turtle is now fighting fit, and Anglesey Sea Zoo said Rhossi was ready to be released back into the wild off the coast of the US.

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In September, Tally, another Kemp's ridley turtle found mainly in the Gulf of Mexico, was flown to Texas to be released back into the warmer seas.

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While collecting data on olive ridley sea turtles, she and her colleagues would routinely lift the creatures up onto their boat for examination.

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There are seven species of sea turtles: loggerhead, green, leatherback, hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley, olive ridley and flatback.

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Olive ridley turtles visit the camp in the rainy season, and Vallerino was preparing for the arrival of the brown leatherback turtle in cooler waters when Otis struck.

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