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☆ rid·ley (rid′lē)

noun

any of a genus (Lepidochelys, family Cheloniidae) of gray or olive marine turtles of tropical waters with a broad, heart-shaped shell

Etymology: < ? surname Ridley

Ridley definition

Rid·ley (rid′lē)

Ridley, Nicholas 1500?-55; Eng. bishop & Protestant reformer: burned at the stake for heresy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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