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ridley

/ˈrɪdli/
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Definitions of ridley
  1. noun
    a marine turtle
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    types:
    Atlantic ridley, Lepidochelys kempii, bastard ridley, bastard turtle
    grey sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America
    Lepidochelys olivacea, Pacific ridley, olive ridley
    olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans
    type of:
    marine turtle, sea turtle
    any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas
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