ridleyn.
/ˈrɪdli/, U.S. /ˈrɪdli/ Either of two small sea turtles of the genus Lepidochelys (family Cheloniidae), found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific. Also ridley turtle.Atlantic, olive, Pacific ridley: see the first element. See also Kemp n.6
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Cheloniidae > genus Lepidochelys (ridleys) > lepidochelys kempii
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Cryptodira > family Cheloniidae > genus Lepidochelys (ridleys) > lepidochelys olivacea
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1897 Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches 14 249 For those who are out for sport, there are the Ridley, Loggerhead, Hawksbill, or the gigantic Trunkback.
1926 M. Moseley Bahamas Handbk. viii. 135 Other species are the Ridley or Bastard Turtle (Colphochelys kempi), which breeds in December and January.
1942 A. F. Carr in Proc. New Eng. Zoöl. Club 21 8 I believe that a change in the non-technical designation of kempii is indicated. Some time ago..Stewart Springer..told me of a species of sea turtle, known locally as the ‘ridley’, which was recognized as distinct by the natives of the Keys... Henceforth I shall use ridley.
1952 A. Carr Handbk. Turtles 402 A ridley will die, apparently of rage and frustration, if placed on its carapace out of water.
1973 Country Life 1 Nov. 1337/2 As many as 100,000 ridley turtles arrive to nest in the autumn of each year.
2007 Independent 3 Dec. 33/2 The artificial lights from anchoring vessels..would disrupt the breeding and nesting of the Ridleys as the hatchlings would be disoriented by artificial light.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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