Atlantic ridley
noun
Definition for atlantic-ridley (2 of 2)
ridley
[ rid-lee ]
/ ˈrɪd li /
noun, plural rid·leys.
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 cm) 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, L. olivacea, similar to L. kempii, inhabiting tropical waters of the Indian, Pacific, and South Atlantic oceans: threatened or endangered throughout its range.
Origin of ridley
First recorded in 1940–45; of undetermined orig.
British Dictionary definitions for atlantic-ridley
Ridley
/ (ˈrɪdlɪ) /
noun
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