Kemp's ridley
noun
ˈkemps- 
: a small gray sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) with a wide rounded shell that occurs especially in the Gulf of Mexico and along the U.S. Atlantic coast
called also Kemp's ridley turtle
Word History
Etymology
Richard M. Kemp flourished1873 American amateur naturalist
First Known Use
1979, in the meaning defined above