Ridley (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural rid·leys.
  1. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, about 24 inches (61 centimeters) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species.
  2. an olive-colored sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea, similar to L. kempii, inhabiting tropical waters of the Indian, Pacific, and South Atlantic Oceans: threatened or endangered throughout its range.
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  1. English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
  2. a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
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  1. 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
Ridley (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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