ridley

UK: /ˈrɪdlɪ/ US: 'Ridley', 'ridley': (rid′lē)

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rid•ley  (rid′lē), n., pl. -leys. 

1. Reptiles 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 in. (61 cm) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species.
2. Reptiles 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.

• of undetermined origin, originally 1940–45

Rid•ley  (rid′lē), n. 

1. Biographical Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
2. Place Names a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. 33,771.

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Ridley / ˈrɪdlɪ/ noun

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