ridley
/ˈrɪdlɪ/(亦作ridley turtle)
noun
(pl. -eys)
1- a small turtle of tropical seas丽龟。
1.1
- Genus Lepidochelys, family Cheloniidae: Kemp's ridley (L. kempi) of the Atlantic, and the larger olive ridley (L. olivacea) of the Pacific.丽龟属, 海龟科:如大西洋的肯普氏丽龟(拉丁名L. kempi)和太平洋较大的榄蠵龟(拉丁名L. olivacea)。
词源
late 19th cent.: of unknown origin.