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Rid·ley (r

), Nicholas 1500?-1555.

English prelate who was executed for refusing to renounce his Protestantism after the accession of the Roman Catholic Mary I.

rid·ley (r

)

n. pl. rid·leys

1. A marine turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coastal waters. Also called Kemp's ridley.

2. A related species (Lepidochelys olivaceae) of the Pacific and Indian oceans.

[Origin unknown.]

Ridley [ˈrɪdlɪ]

(Biographies / Ridley, Nicholas (?1500-1555) M, English, RELIGION: 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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ridley - a marine turtle

marine turtle, sea turtle - any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas

genus Lepidochelys, Lepidochelys - ridleys

Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle, Lepidochelys kempii - grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America

Lepidochelys olivacea, olive ridley, Pacific ridley - olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans

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Olive Ridleys feed on crabs, shrimp, fish and small invertebrates as well as jellyfish in shallow waters.

Second Ridley turtle found on Askar shore by Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)

During the winter season, the endangered Olive Ridleys move in large synchronised concentrations to three major nesting sites along the Orissa coast.

Illegal fishing in Orissa kill world's smallest marine turtles by Asian News International

Already a whopping 120,000 Olive Ridleys have succumbed to illegal fishing and coastal development in Orissa over the past decade, ensnared by trawlers and gill-netters that skim the waters during the nesting season.

Alarm over future of prized turtles by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)

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