Definition of Lepidochelys

1. Noun. Ridleys.

Exact synonyms: Genus Lepidochelys
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Chelonidae, Cheloniidae, Family Chelonidae, Family Cheloniidae
Member holonyms: Ridley

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lepidochelys

Leora
Leos
Leotia lubrica
Lepadidae
Lepanto
Lepas fascicularis
Lepcha
Lepechinia
Lepechinia calycina
Lepehne
Lepehne-Pickworth stain
Lepidium
Lepidium alpina
Lepidium sativum
Lepidobotryaceae
Lepidochelys (current term)
Lepidochelys kempii
Lepidochelys olivacea
Lepidocybium
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
Lepidodendraceae
Lepidodendrales
Lepidothamnus
Lepidothamnus fonkii
Lepidothamnus laxifolius
Lepiota americana
Lepiota cepaestipes
Lepiota clypeolaria
Lepiota morgani
Lepiota naucina

Literary usage of Lepidochelys

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hand-list of the Specimens of Shield Reptiles in the British Museum by John Edward Gray (1873)
"Lepidochelys OLIVACEA. a. Animal, in spirits ; very young. Philippine Islands. ... Lepidochelys olivacea, Gray, PZS 1873. Indian Ocean. plate. c. ..."

2. Bulletin by Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of the Interior, United States Dept. of the Interior, United States National Museum, United States (1907)
"52 (seas of Philippine Us. and of China).—Lepidochelys olivacea GIRARD ... Rept. Mus. Paris, I, 1851, p. 25. 1857. Lepidochelys dussumieri GIRARD ..."

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