ridley

See also: Ridley

English

Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii

Wikispecies

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Noun

ridley (plural ridleys)

1. Any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Derived terms

• Kemp's ridley
• Kemp's ridley sea turtle
• olive ridley
• olive ridley sea turtle
• Pacific ridley

 

References

• Dundee, Harold A. (1992) “The Etymological Riddle of the Ridley Sea Turtle”, in Marine Turtle Newsletter‎^[1], volume 58, pages 10-12

Anagrams

• direly