ridley turtle

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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he ceremonial party also released 98 green, leatherback, and olive ridley turtle hatchlings into the surf.

Endangered birds lay eggs on exclusive beach in Indonesia by Asian News International

The color photographs, documenting squirrel monkeys, helmeted iguanas, automeris moths, violet sabrewings, quetzals, orchids, crested caracaras, olive ridley turtles, ospreys, yellow-crowned night herons, white-faced capuchin monkeys, and many other examples of flora and (mostly) fauna, as well as some landscapes, are organized by region, with six chapters devoted to the Central Divide, Guanacaste, the Central Pacific, the Osa Peninsula, the North Caribbean, and the South Caribbean.

Costa Rica, a journey through nature by Reference & Research Book News

Terengganu's beaches are also landing sites for green turtles -- the second largest species after the leatherbacks -- the Olive Ridley turtle and the hawksbill, although sightings of the latter two are increasingly rare.

Malaysian mosques to give turtle conservation sermon by AFP / AFP Global Edition

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