ridley

¹ American  

[rid-lee] / ˈrɪd li /

noun

plural

ridleys

1. Also called bastard turtle.  Also called bastard ridley,.  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.

2. Also called Pacific ridley.  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.

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Ridley ² American  

[rid-lee] / ˈrɪd li /

noun

1. Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.

2. a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.

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Ridley British  

/ ˈrɪdlɪ /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of ridley

First recorded in 1895–1900; of undetermined origin

Example Sentences

Kemp's ridley turtles are critically endangered, with only about 7,000 females thought to exist.

From BBC

It's the second Kemp's ridley turtle that has been taken into the care of Anglesey Sea Zoo since 2021.

From BBC

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

From National Geographic

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

From Seattle Times

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.

From Reuters