ridley
Also called Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle . 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, Pacific 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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Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
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When the Great Reef Census resumes in October, ridley says, tourists will be able to take part via a range of reef tour and dive companies by taking photos of the reef and submitting them online.
Post-fire Australia will provide travelers with more opportunities for ‘restorative tourism’ | Elizabeth Heath | March 18, 2021 | Washington PostWhile Telanda ridley was working full-time as a housekeeping supervisor at an Atlanta hotel, her five children, ages 10 to 17, were in charge of themselves and one another.
Growing up on screens: How a year lived online has changed our children | Heather Kelly | March 5, 2021 | Washington Postridley and most of the kids were thrilled when their school district started in-person classes again in mid-February, even her 10-year old daughter who used to hate getting up for school.
Growing up on screens: How a year lived online has changed our children | Heather Kelly | March 5, 2021 | Washington PostJust as scientists know how to map the likely path of tornadoes and hurricanes, ridley hopes to see the same capabilities for predicting space weather.
Solar storms can wreak havoc. We need better space weather forecasts | Ramin Skibba | February 26, 2021 | Science Newsridley, though, had an idea how to fix the problem, and his solution is commonly used on aircraft today.
Chuck Yeager has died at 97, but the legacy of his record-breaking flight lives on | Rob Verger | December 8, 2020 | Popular-Science
So, for that matter, was Gladiator, the previous foray into ancient legend by director ridley Scott.
When it came to shooting the famous parting of the Red Sea, ridley Scott elected to show a tsunami splitting the waters.
Christian Bale: One Man's Moses Is Another Man's Terrorist | Candida Moss, Joel Baden | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen ridley Scott was at the end of the phone, then of course I jumped at that opportunity.
Natalie Dormer Talks ‘Hunger Games,’ Feminism, and Why ‘Game of Thrones’ Needs More Dick | Marlow Stern | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBiographer Jane ridley has written of Edward VII, “He spied on Bertie, he whipped him, he treated him as a patient.”
If ABC picks up the show, ridley will make history once more as one of only a handful of black showrunners on a major network.
John Ridley on ’12 Years A Slave,’ Jimi Hendrix Biopic, Steve McQueen 'Feud,' and Diversity Onscreen | Marlow Stern | March 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe mention by Hogarth of ridley and Latimer they considered irrelevant; their fathers' heroic mood was a detail: not an entail.
The Lord of the Sea | M. P. ShielAfter the death of Latimer and ridley, Cranmer was degraded and deprived.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.]. | Hartley Withersridley's affectionate farewell on that occasion to George Shipside and his wife will not be forgotten.
Notes and Queries for Worcestershire | John Noakeridley was led to the stake in 1555, at which time the above George Shipside was just thirty years of age.
Notes and Queries for Worcestershire | John NoakeThe first of these which I discovered was in the little churchyard of ridley in Kent, "far from the haunts of men."
In Search Of Gravestones Old And Curious | W.T. (William Thomas) Vincent
British Dictionary definitions for Ridley
/ (ˈrɪdlɪ) /
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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